Spišský Štvrtok
Spišský Štvrtok | |
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Church of St. Ladislaus in the village | |
Location of Spišský Štvrtok in the Prešov Region Location of Spišský Štvrtok in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′N 20°28′E / 49.00°N 20.47°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov Region |
| District | Levoča District |
| First mentioned | 1263 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.24 km2 (5.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,591 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 531 4 |
| Area code | +421 53 |
| Car plate | LE |
| Website | www |
Spišský Štvrtok (before 1927 "Štvrtok"; German: Donnersmark, Hungarian: Csütörtökhely, Polish: Spiski Czwartek) is a village and municipality in Levoča District in the Prešov Region of central-eastern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263. The municipality lies at an elevation of 560 metres and covers an area of 14.237 km2. It has a population of about 2,334 people.
The name of the village means "Thursday", referring to its historical market-day. Name before 1242 was Szentlászló after Ladislaus I of Hungary