Levoča and Spiš Castle
Also known as Levoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monuments
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Slovakia
Inscribed
1993
List reference
620
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Levoča and Spiš Castle is about 35 km west of Prešov. The nearest other World Heritage site is Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Prešov · about 95,000 peopleabout 35 km east
- Košice · about 237,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Miskolc · about 248,000 peopleabout 100 km south
- Uzhgorod · about 151,000 peopleabout 120 km east
- Salgótarján · about 40,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
- Banská Bystrica · about 82,000 peopleabout 120 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SlovakiaCultural50 km away
Hungary, SlovakiaNatural62 km away
Poland, UkraineCultural62 km away
PolandCultural76 km away
SlovakiaCultural96 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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