- Population
- 9,023
- 9K
- Elevation
- 482 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport24 km
- KSC Košice International Airport62 km
About Smižany
Smižany is a town. Location: Okres Spišská Nová Ves, Košice Region. Population: 9,023. Elevation: 482 m.
Smižany (Hungarian: Szepessümeg, German: Schmögen) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia. With a population of over 8,500 people as of 2021, Smižany is the second largest village in Slovakia (a village being defined as a municipality that does not have town status).
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Photos of Smižany
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Prielom Hornádu Honza Groh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population of Smižany over time
| 2017 | 8,698 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,838 | |
| 2024 | 8,825 | |
| 2025 | 8,783 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Smižany
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 45 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- June (101 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 0° | 2° | 7° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 6° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -6° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 3° | -1° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 28 | 32 | 53 | 81 | 101 | 88 | 76 | 56 | 45 | 45 | 37 |
How to get to Smižany
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 60 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 24 kmnorthwest
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 62 kmsoutheast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 108 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 60 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 97 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 142 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 178 kmsoutheast
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 216 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Smižany
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 246 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Ľubica River 21 kmN
- Spišská Kapitula Attraction 17 kmE
- Spiš Castle Historic site 19 kmE
- Slovenský Raj Mountain 11 kmW
25–60 km112 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 34 kmNW
- Popradské Pleso Lake 39 kmNW
- Ostrá Mountain 43 kmNW
- Vysoká Mountain 40 kmNW
60–100 km164 places
- Rakytov Mountain 98 kmW
- Poľana Mountain 84 kmSW
- Baníkov Mountain 65 kmNW
- Cigelka River 65 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Prielom Hornádu Natural site, Czechia3.4 km W
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Slovenský Raj Mountain, Košice Region11 km W -
Spiš Castle Historic site, Okres Spišská Nová Ves19 km E -
Spišská Kapitula Attraction, Levoča District17 km E
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Wooden Articular Church in Kežmarok Attraction, Kežmarok21 km N -
Ľubica River, Prešov Region21 km N
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Levočské Vrchy Mountain, Prešov Region22 km N
Other cities and towns in Okres Spišská Nová Ves
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Jamník Municipality, Okres Spišská Nová Ves10 km E
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Matejovce nad Hornádom Municipality, Okres Spišská Nová Ves13 km SE
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Oľšavka Municipality, Okres Spišská Nová Ves22 km E
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Krompachy Town, Okres Spišská Nová Ves26 km E
Sources & licences
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