Spišský Štvrtok
municipality of Slovakia
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 market", referring to its historical market-day.
Name before 1242 was Szentlászló after Ladislaus I of Hungary
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 546 metres (1,791 ft) and covers an area of 14.23 km2 (5.49 sq mi) (2025).
Population
It has a population of 2600 people (31 December 2025).
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 2578 people by ethnicity 2403 as Slovak, 179 as Romani, 128 as Not found out, 8 as Rusyn, 7 as Czech, 5 as Other, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Russian, 1 as German, 1 as Moravian, 1 as Hungarian and 1 as French.
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
In year 2021 was 2578 people by religion 2146 from Roman Catholic Church, 223 from None, 117 from Not found out, 33 from Greek Catholic Church, 20 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 11 from Evangelical Church, 11 from Ad hoc movements, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 3 from Other, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Apostolic Church and 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church.
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