Šuňava

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Šuňava

Total population

1,940

Founded

1298

Elevation854 m

Land area26.37 km²

Coordinates49.03°, 20.09°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Šuňava is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

D

Darina Bialeková

Slovak archaeologist

Lajosh Markusovszky

Hungarian physician (1815-1893)

Dániel Kanka

János Radvánszky

poet (1666-1738)

J

Ján Michalko

Slovak university teacher and theologian (1912-1990)

Viera Janárceková

Slovak pianist

Ľ

Ľubomíra Balážová

Slovak cross-country skier

Z

Zuzana Smierčáková

Slovak freestyle skier

L

Ladislav Šedivý

Czech sportsperson

Michal Orolin

Slovak businessperson

J

Ján Ferianc

Czechoslovak minister of planning of the CR, member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak parliament, economist and slovak nation politician (1927–1996)

J

Ján Ilavský

Slovak soccer player and soccer coach

Michal Sýkora

Czechoslovak and Slovak politician

A

Alexius Okoličáni

(1711-1757)

J

Július Kubík

Slovak politician

M

Michal Ferianc

Slovak physicist (1931-1998)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Prešov

• Kravany
  5.6 mi away · pop. 829
• Gerlachov
  7 mi away · pop. 813
• Stará Lesná
  12.2 mi away · pop. 968
• Žakovce
  14.3 mi away · pop. 782
• Jánovce
  15.5 mi away · pop. 1,247
• Vrbov
  15.7 mi away · pop. 1,314
• Abrahámovce
  15.9 mi away
• Tatranská Javorina
  16.6 mi away · pop. 228
• Lendak
  18.5 mi away · pop. 4,820
• Vlkovce
  18.6 mi away · pop. 458
• Hradisko
  19.7 mi away · pop. 102
• Spišská Belá
  19.8 mi away · pop. 6,265

Browse all places in Prešov →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Mole

Talpa europaea

Seen 2026-09-20

smooth ground beetle

Carabus glabratus

Seen 2026-09-20

Eurasian Beaver

Castor fiber

Seen 2026-09-20

wood horsetail

Equisetum sylvaticum

Seen 2026-09-20

dwarf snapdragon

Chaenorhinum minus

Seen 2026-09-20

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Seen 2026-09-20

Perennial Cornflower

Centaurea montana

Seen 2026-09-20

Poplar Hawkmoth

Laothoe populi

Seen 2026-09-19

Northern Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).