Jánovce

Jánovce
Jánovce
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 49°01′N 20°26′E / 49.02°N 20.43°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Poprad District
First mentioned	1312
Area
• Total	9.67 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Elevation	579 m (1,900 ft)
Population (2024)
• Total	1,773
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	591 3
Area code	+421 52
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	PP
Website	obec-janovce.sk

Jánovce (Hungarian: Szepesjánosfalva) is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.^[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 579 metres (1,900 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 9.67 km² (3.73 sq mi) (2024).^[5]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1312.

Population statistic (10 years)^[6]
Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	996	1176	1593	1773
Difference		+18.07%	+35.45%	+11.29%

Population statistic^[6]
Year	2023	2024
Count	1738	1773
Difference		+2.01%

It has a population of 1773 people (2024-12-31).^[7]

The village has table tennis, football and aerobic clubs. Cultural sightseers will enjoy the Late Baroque church with a Bothic altar.

Mikuláš of Levoča, painter from 15th century, one of the major Gothic painters in Slovakia.
Hadbavný Štefan Romuald, author of Latin-Slovak dictionary

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.

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