Spišská Sobota

Spišská Sobota (German: Georgenberg; Hungarian: Szepesszombat) is a historic Slovak town that was absorbed in 1946 as a borough of the city of Poprad.

[citation needed] The coat of arms features the figure of St. George killing a dragon, inspired by the Latin (Mons Sancti Georgi) and German (Georgenberg) names of the city.

The historic architecture of Spišská Sobota includes Gothic and Renaissance-style squares and baroque houses.

Significant historical structures include the Church of St. Juraj, (originally built in a Neoromanian style in 1273, but rebuilt in 1464 in a Gothic style) featuring late Gothic altars and the altar of 1516; Workshop by Master of Paul of Levoča; the early 16th century Chapel of St. Anne; a Renaissance bell tower from 1598 and the Evangelical Classical church built in 1777.

[3] The center of Spišská Sobota consists of a newly reconstructed square, along with the bell tower, the Marian column and the late Romanesque Roman Catholic parish church of St. Juraj from 1273, which houses: One house was stayed in by Matej Korvin who was honored with a memorial plaque.