It has a population of  people (31 December ).

Ethnicity

Religion

Sport

The tradition of Kežmarok sports goes back deep into the past. The shooting club was founded here in 1510 and the building of its shooting range, many targets and commemorative items have been preserved to this day. In 1873, the Hungarian Carpathian Association was founded in the city, which was the first tourist organization in Hungary. Since the 1923/1924 season, the Kežmarok Carpathian Association, among other activities, organized a hockey cup competition in Starý Smokovec, which was one of the first in Slovakia.

  • MŠK Kežmarok – city sport club
  • MHK Kežmarok – ice-hockey club
  • 1. MFK Kežmarok – football club
  • KV MŠK Oktan Kežmarok – volleyball club
  • CK MŠK Kežmarok – cycling club

Twin towns – sister cities

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Kežmarok is twinned with:

  • Bochnia, Poland
  • Gliwice, Poland
  • Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary
  • Kupiškis, Lithuania
  • Lanškroun, Czech Republic
  • Lesneven, France
  • Nowy Targ, Poland
  • Příbram, Czech Republic
  • Weilburg, Germany
  • Zgierz, Poland

Notable people

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  • Vojtech Alexander (1857–1916), radiologist
  • Tibor Gašpar (born 1962), the President of the police of Slovakia, 2012–2018
  • Samuel Genersich (1768–1844), a Carpathian German physician and botanist
  • Frigyes Ákos Hazslinszky (1818–1896), a Hungarian mycologist and botanist
  • Juraj Herz (1934–2018), a Slovak film director and actor
  • Baron Paul Kray of Krajova and Topolya (1735–1804), a soldier and general in Habsburg service
  • Milan Lach (born 1973) a Slovak bishop of Rusyn ethnicity; the former bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma
  • Olbracht Łaski (died 1604), a Polish nobleman, an alchemist, and courtier
  • Thomas Mauksch (1749–1832), a Carpathian German naturalist, botanist, and wine merchant
  • Karl Sovanka (1893–1961), painter and sculptor
  • Emeric Thököly (1657–1705), a Hungarian nobleman, Prince of Transylvania

Sport

  • Ľuboš Bartečko (born 1976), ice hockey player
  • Jana Gantnerová-Šoltýsová (born 1959), alpine skier
  • Karol Itauma, (born 2000), boxer
  • Moses Itauma, (born 2004), boxer
  • Peter Škantár (born 1982) and Ladislav Škantár (born 1983), slalom canoeists, joint gold medallists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
  • Natália Šubrtová (born 1989), alpine skier, sighted guide, and eleven-time Paralympic Champion
  • Radoslav Suchy (born 1976), ice hockey player
  • Adam Žampa (born 1990) and Andreas Žampa (born 1993), Olympic alpine ski racers

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Kežmarok - Drevený kostol.jpg|Wooden articular church

Kežmarok, nowy kościół ewangelicki (HB9).jpg|New protestant church

Kežmarok z Kamennej bane.jpg|View of Kežmarok with High Tatras

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See also

  • List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

;Notes

  • http://www.kezmarok.com