Veľká Franková

Municipality in Slovakia

49°20′00″N 20°17′50″E / 49.33333°N 20.29722°E / 49.33333; 20.29722Country

SlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictKežmarokArea

• Total10.58^[2] km² (4.08^[2] sq mi)Elevation

658^[3] m (2,159^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total338^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

059 78^[3]

Area code+421 52^[3]Websitehttp://www.velkafrankova.ocu.sk

Veľká Franková is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.^[5] The village is traditionally inhabited by Rusyns, as one of their westernmost settlements (together with Malá Franková and Osturňa).

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1296.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 664 metres and covers an area of 10.635 km². It has a population of about 380 people.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.