Plaveč, Stará Ľubovňa District
Plaveč (, , ) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. Etymology. "Plavec" (Polovtsian in Slovak) → "Plaveč". History. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1287. The ruins of the 13th century Plaveč Castle lie above the town, after a fire in 1856. Geography. The municipality lies at an altitude of 488 metres and covers an area of 16.683 km². It has a population of about 1857 people.