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Historical town Kezmarok (626 mn) is located in the Poprad River valley
between the steeply rising High Tatras Mountains to the west and north-west,
tree-covered Levocske Mountains to the east and picturesque Spiaska Magura
Hills to the north. The first written record of Kezmarok dates from 1251
and few years later, in 1269, it was granted town privileges. ln 15th century,
being a Free Royal Town, it gained further important economical and political
privileges. The position on the important merchant route connecting the
north of Europe with Orient helped to flourish local crafts, schools, trade
and culture over the centuries. Kezmarok is today one of 17 urban reservations
in Slovakia, the administrative centre of equally named district as well
as one of the natural centres of cultural life and tourism in the Spis
region. Visitors can enjoy many fine examples of Romanesque, gothic, renaissance
and baroque architectural styles. The town square has got an unusual long
V-shape with the majestic Town Hall and the Thokoly Castle on the opposite
ends. Two other valuable buildings of the town - the Wooden Articular Church
and the Lyceum -are listed among National Cultural Monuments of Slovakia.
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