Spišská Stará Ves (German: Alt(en)dorf; Hungarian: Szepesófalu or Hungarian: Ófalu; Polish: (Stara) Spiska Wieś; Latin: Antiqua Villa; Goral: Golembarg) is a small town and urban municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

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Spišská Stará Ves
Town
Panorama of Spišská Stará Ves, with the Pieniny in the background - Slovak and Polish mountains
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Spišská Stará Ves Location of Spišská Stará Ves in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°23′01″N 20°21′46″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Kežmarok
First mentioned	1272
Government
• Mayor	Jozef Harabin
Area [1]
• Total	17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	487[2] m (1,598[2] ft)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	2,197
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	061 01[2]
Area code	+421 52[2]
Car plate	KK
Website	www.spisskastaraves.sk

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Prior to World War I, the town was part of Szepes county in the Kingdom of Hungary.

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1272.

The town and municipality lies at an altitude of 505 metres and covers an area of 17.533 km² (7 sq mi). It has a population of about 2,200 people. Spišská Stará Ves is the centre of Zamagurie region and is close to the Dunajec River.

According to the 2001 census, the town had 2,355 inhabitants. 93.76% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 4.50% Roma, 0.53% Polish, 0.30% Czechs and 0.25% Ukrainians.^[4] The religious makeup was 93.25% Roman Catholics, 2.93% Greek Catholics, 1.66% people with no religious affiliation and 0.85% Lutherans.^[4]