Kežmarok District

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Kežmarok District
Country Slovakia
Region (kraj) Prešov Region
SeatKežmarok
Area
  Total
629.82 km2 (243.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)[2]
  Total
76,376
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Telephone prefix052
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)KK
Municipalities41

Kežmarok District (Slovak: okres Kežmarok) is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. Its seat, cultural and economic center is Kežmarok, the traditional center of the historic Spiš region. The Kežmarok district was established in 1923 and exists in its present borders from 1996. Currently it consists of 42 municipalities, from which 3 have a town status. Main economic branches are industry and tourism. In the Kežmarok district Slovakia's top tourist attractions are located such as Pieniny National Park with easy access to the High Tatra Mountains. The district lies mainly on a foothills of High Tatras.

Kežmarok district borders Stará Ľubovňa District, Levoča District, Poprad District, Sabinov District and Poland.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[3]
Year1995200520152025
Count59,72765,68973,11076,376
Difference +9.98% +11.29% +4.46%
Population statistic[3]
Year20242025
Count75,86276,376
Difference+0.67%

It has a population of 76,376 people (31 December 2025).[4]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[5][6]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak65,85777.73%
Romani12,52014.77%
Not found out46685.5%
Total84,720

In year 2021 was 84,720 people by ethnicity 65,857 as Slovak, 12,520 as Romani, 4668 as Not found out, 450 as Rusyn, 331 as Czech, 222 as Polish, 164 as Other, 152 as German, 79 as Ukrainian, 78 as Hungarian, 67 as Russian, 20 as Vietnamese, 18 as Chinese, 18 as Italian, 12 as English, 11 as Moravian, 10 as Canadian, 8 as Austrian, 7 as Jewish, 6 as Romanian, 6 as Croatian, 4 as Irish, 4 as Turkish, 2 as Serbian, 2 as French, 2 as Bulgarian, 1 as Iranian and 1 as Albanian.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church58,22479.02%
None68279.27%
Not found out30424.13%
Greek Catholic Church19502.65%
Evangelical Church17412.36%
Total73,685

In year 2021 was 73,685 people by religion 58,224 from Roman Catholic Church, 6827 from None, 3042 from Not found out, 1950 from Greek Catholic Church, 1741 from Evangelical Church, 513 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 249 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 239 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 231 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 195 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 134 from Ad hoc movements, 73 from Other, 67 from Calvinist Church, 49 from Buddhism, 37 from Apostolic Church, 35 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 22 from Baptists Church, 21 from United Methodist Church, 9 from Islam, 7 from Old Catholic Church, 6 from Jewish community, 5 from Hinduism, 4 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 from Bahá'i Community and 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

Municipalities

MunicipalityArea [km2][8]Population[9]
Abrahámovce6.65262
Bušovce9.03296
Červený Kláštor3.01219
Havka6.0141
Holumnica8.94934
Hradisko2.63102
Huncovce13.263,251
Ihľany9.581,589
Jezersko7.7875
Jurské3.831,545
Kežmarok24.8314,984
Krížová Ves11.922,468
Lechnica12.52269
Lendak19.655,689
Ľubica26.424,517
Majere1.35138
Malá Franková10.80193
Malý Slavkov4.981,311
Matiašovce17.50866
Mlynčeky7.67733
Osturňa41.24274
Podhorany11.023,095
Rakúsy6.343,601
Reľov14.99332
Slovenská Ves22.441,859
Spišská Belá33.936,648
Spišská Stará Ves17.562,131
Spišské Hanušovce14.29769
Stará Lesná9.48992
Stráne pod Tatrami4.212,580
Toporec28.122,069
Tvarožná9.27835
Veľká Franková10.63327
Veľká Lomnica19.115,612
Vlková11.811,005
Vlkovce3.83494
Vojňany5.79331
Vrbov19.301,524
Výborná10.541,469
Zálesie4.7884
Žakovce16.03863
Population and area values are current for year 2025.

Dissolved

Local Enterprises

References

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  6. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  7. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  8. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7015rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
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