Hrabušice
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| Hrabušice | |
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Košice |
| District | Spišská Nová Ves |
| Elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) |
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| Area | 40.9 km² (15.8 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,255 (2005-12-31) |
| Density | 55 /km² (142 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1279 |
| Postal code | 053 15 |
| Area code | +421-53 |
| Car plate | SN |
   Location of Hrabušice in Slovakia
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  Location of Hrabušice in the Košice Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.hrabusice.sk | |
Hrabušice is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
[edit] History
The village was first mentioned in local records in 1279. It contains the 13th century Church of St. Laurence, and the ruins of a Carthusian monastery, built about 1305 on the site of a refuge used during the period of the Tatar invasions.
[edit] Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 548 metres and covers an area of 40.886km². It has a population of about 2,250 people.
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