Žehra

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Žehra

Total population

1,884

Founded

1245

Elevation426 m

Land area9.66 km²

Coordinates48.98°, 20.79°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Žehra is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

L

Lajos Almásy

Hungarian land owner, politician (1765-1838)

Stephan Petróczy von Petrócz

Hungarian flight pioneer (1874–1957)

J

János Bokrányi

Imre Csáky

Catholic cardinal (1672-1732)

Krisztina Csáky

Hungarian countess (1654-1723)

Károly Csáky

Hungarian politician (1873-1945)

M

Mihály Csáky

Hungarian military leader (1676-1757)

Miklós Csáky

Hungarian archbishop (1698-1757)

M

Márk Lentényi

Hungarian educationist (1846–1884)

F

František Kunzo

Czechoslovak Olympic medalist in football

G

Gyula Theisz

F

František Tondra

Slovak Roman Catholic bishop (1936-2012)

József Volny

Hungarian mining engineer (1819-1878)

Joseph Daniel Böhm

Austrian art historian and sculptor (1794–1865)

Š

Šimon Ondruš

Slovak linguist

György Csáky

Hungarian soldier

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

Nearby places in Košice

• Oľšavka
  1.7 mi away · pop. 192
• Spišské Vlachy
  2.3 mi away · pop. 3,635
• Slatvina
  2.6 mi away · pop. 304
• Hincovce
  3.3 mi away · pop. 216
• Vojkovce
  3.6 mi away · pop. 453
• Kolinovce
  4.6 mi away · pop. 578
• Spišský Hrušov
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,253
• Kaľava
  4.7 mi away · pop. 441
• Vítkovce
  4.8 mi away · pop. 544
• Chrasť nad Hornádom
  5.6 mi away · pop. 802
• Krompachy
  5.9 mi away · pop. 8,809
• Hrišovce
  5.9 mi away · pop. 302

Browse all places in Košice →

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

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-09-21

chicory

Cichorium intybus

Seen 2026-09-21

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Seen 2026-09-21

Greater celandine

Chelidonium majus

Seen 2026-09-21

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-21

Whorled Clary

Salvia verticillata

Seen 2026-09-21

Meadow Sage

Salvia pratensis

Seen 2026-09-21

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Seen 2026-09-21

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

Seen 2026-09-20

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