Kežmarok

Kežmarok
Church in Kežmarok, Slovakia
Kežmarok
Location of Kežmarok in the Prešov Region
Kežmarok
Location of Kežmarok in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°08′N 20°26′E / 49.13°N 20.43°E / 49.13; 20.43
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov Region
DistrictKežmarok District
First mentioned1251
Government
  MayorJán Ferenčák
Area
  Total
24.78 km2 (9.57 sq mi)
Elevation
627 m (2,057 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
15,271
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
600 1
Area code+421 52
Car plateKK
Websitewww.kezmarok.sk

Kežmarok (German: Kesmark or Käsmark; Hungarian: Késmárk, Rusyn: Кежмарок, Yiddish: קעזמאַרק, romanized: Kezmark, Polish: Kieżmark) is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia (population 16,000), on the Poprad River. Prior to World War I, it was in Szepes county in the Kingdom of Hungary.