Jakubany

Jakubany
Jakubany
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°15′N 20°42′E / 49.25°N 20.70°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Stará Ľubovňa District
First mentioned	1322
Area
• Total	65.71 km2 (25.37 sq mi)
Elevation	613 m (2,011 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,897
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	651 2
Area code	+421 52
Car plate	SL
Website	www.jakubany.sk

Jakubany (Rusyn: Якубяны, romanized: Jakubjanŷ, Ukrainian: Якуб'яни, romanized: Yakubyany; Hungarian: Szepesjakabfalva) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1322. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Jakubany was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 24 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Jakubany and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 610 metres and covers an area of 16.748 km². It has a population of about 2488 people.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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