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| SLOVENSKO
| SLOVAKIA
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| Prešovský kraj
| Prešov region
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| okres: Kežmarok
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Kežmarok
| HU: | Késmárk
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| DE: | Käsmark
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| PL: | Kieżmark
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Kežmarok is situated at the river Poprad in northeastern Slovakia near the High Tatra mountains. It began to develop out of several villages
with Slavic and German inhabitants. The first mentioning in a document dates from 1251. Kežmarok obtained the status of a town in 1269.
During the 15th century further privileges were granted. Between the 15th and 19th century 38 guilds worked in the town. Because of the number of guilds,
the town ranked among the first four towns in the Slovak territory of the Kingdom of Hungary.
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