Spišské Bystré | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates:48°59′N20°14′E / 48.99°N 20.24°E /48.99; 20.24 | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Prešov Region |
| District | Poprad District |
| First mentioned | 1294 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 673 m (2,208 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,477 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 591 8[2] |
| Area code | +421 52[2] |
| Car plate | PP |
| Website | www |
Spišské Bystré, known officially until 1948 asKubachy (German:Kuhbach,Hungarian:Hernádfalu) is a largevillage andmunicipality of thePoprad District in thePrešov Region of northernSlovakia.[4]
Inhistorical records, the village was first mentioned in 1294.
Themunicipality lies at anelevation of 674 metres (2,211 feet) and covers anarea of 38.031 km2 (14.684 sq mi). It has apopulation of approximately 2,400 people.
Spišské Bystré has a football club which was established in 1934, OFK 1934 SPIŠSKÉ BYSTRÉ.[5] In the nearby locality, Kubašok, there is touristic infrastructure which comprises a ski-lift and a couple of cottages. One of the major cultural sights is the Roman Catholicneo-gothic church of St. Michal which was rebuilt in 1926 after a fire destroyed the original building. It is located on the main square of the village on Michalská street.The local church is exceptional because of one world rarity - on the walls is the Way of the Cross, which depicts other scenes, such as those described in the Bible and officially presented in the Catholic Church, or the scenes are assigned to different Stations numbers.
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