Ľubica

Ľubica (Hungarian: Leibic, German: Leibitz, Rusyn: Любіца) is a large village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.^[4] It is now a mostly housing development district with many panel block houses.

Ľubica
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.24°N 20.45°E / 49.24; 20.45
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Kežmarok District
First mentioned	1271
Area [1]
• Total	76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	629 m (2,064 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	4,486
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	597 1[2]
Area code	+421 52[2]
Car plate	KK
Website	www.obeclubica.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1271. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Ľubica was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Ľubica in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.^[5]

Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were first read publicly in Ľubica in 1521 by Thomas Preisner.^[6]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 630 metres and covers an area of 26.421 km². It has a population of about 4,507 people.