Smižany

Smižany
Smižany
Smižany
Location of Smižany in the Košice Region
Smižany
Location of Smižany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°58′N 20°32′E / 48.96°N 20.53°E / 48.96; 20.53
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictSpišská Nová Ves District
First mentioned1246
Area
  Total
45.70 km2 (17.64 sq mi)
Elevation
479 m (1,572 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
8,825
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
531 1
Area code+421 53
Car plateSN
Websitewww.smizany.sk

Smižany (Hungarian: Szepessümeg, German: Schmögen) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

With a population of over 8,500 people as of 2021, Smižany is the largest village in Slovakia (a village being defined as a municipality that does not have town status). Smižany is situated directly adjacent to the town of Spišská Nová Ves and the two municipalities form a contiguous urban area, one of the main population centers in Eastern Slovakia.