- Population
- 74,408
- 74.4K
- Elevation
- 623 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 39
- listed under Kežmarok District
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport16 km
- KSC Košice International Airport79 km
About Kežmarok District
Kežmarok District is a district. Location: Prešov Region, Slovakia. Population: 74,408.
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.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 630 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Kežmarok District
- Stará Ľubovňa District
- Sabinov District
- Levoča District
- Poprad District
Population of Kežmarok District over time
| 2017 | 74,408 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73,685 | |
| 2024 | 75,862 | |
| 2025 | 76,376 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kežmarok District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 45 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- June (105 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° | 12° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -7° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 2° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 28 | 33 | 54 | 82 | 105 | 92 | 78 | 57 | 46 | 45 | 37 |
How to get to Kežmarok District
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 16 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 77 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 16 kmsouthwest
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 79 kmsoutheast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 110 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 77 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 118 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 162 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 199 kmsoutheast
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 233 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kežmarok District
Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 271 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km16 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 16 kmW
- Vysoká Mountain 25 kmW
- Slavkovský štít Mountain 18 kmW
- Ľadový štít Mountain 19 kmW
25–60 km177 places
- Popradské Pleso Lake 26 kmW
- Ostrá Mountain 30 kmW
- Branisko Mountain 36 kmE
- Beskids Mountain 34 kmNW
60–100 km121 places
- Rakytov Mountain 93 kmW
- Poľana Mountain 89 kmSW
- Orava Castle Historic site 79 kmW
- Kolanin Mountain 87 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kežmarok District
39 places- 1 Kežmarok 16.5K
- 2 Spišská Belá 6.7K
- 3 Lendak 5.7K
- 4 Veľká Lomnica 5.6K
- 5 Rakúsy 3.4K
- 6 Huncovce 3.3K
- 7 Podhorany 3.1K
- 8 Stráne pod Tatrami 2.6K
- 9 Krížová Ves 2.5K
- 10 Spišská Stará Ves 2.3K
- 11 Zálesie 2.2K
- 12 Toporec 2.1K
- 13 Slovenská Ves 1.9K
- 14 Jurské 1.5K
- 15 Ihľany 1.5K
- 16 Vrbov 1.5K
- 17 Výborná 1.5K
- 18 Malý Slavkov 1.3K
- 19 Stará Lesná 1K
- 20 Vlková 1K
- 21 Holumnica 934
- 22 Žakovce 887
- 23 Matiašovce 866
- 24 Tvarožná 835
- 25 Spišské Hanušovce 792
- 26 Mlynčeky 733
- 27 Vlkovce 494
- 28 Reľov 349
- 29 Vojňany 331
- 30 Veľká Franková 327
- 31 Bušovce 307
- 32 Osturňa 303
- 33 Lechnica 269
- 34 Malá Franková 194
- 35 Majere 138
- 36 Jezersko 104
- 37 Hradisko 102
- 38 Havka 45
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Heritage & sights1
- Červený Kláštor · Attraction
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ľubica River, Prešov Region0.4 km SE
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Levočské Vrchy Mountain, Prešov Region13 km E
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High Tatras Mountain, Prešov Region15 km W
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Belianske Tatry Mountain, Prešov Region17 km NW
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Lomnický štít Mountain, Poprad District17 km NW
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Slavkovský štít Mountain, Poprad District18 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources