The town of Levoča is on the crossroad of cultural and historical towns and creates a part of Gothic Route in the region Spiš – Gemer. The surroundings of Levoča prove settlements in the Neolithic times already. Urnal fields of wendic culture and splinters form the Halstatt period prove the presence of civilized settlements. The first preserved written records on Levoča date back to the year 1249. The extraordinary development of the town was influenced also by its location. There was a crossing of the main road east-west and side road north-south. In the 13th century the town benefited form the arrival of German settlers from Saxony, whereas in the 1271 the town became the capital of German settlers. In 1317 the king Robert named Levoča as “his free royal town” The cause of a small amount of written records was enormous fire of 1550 that destroyed the whole town including the Town Hall Archives. The town historical centre was proclaimed a historical town reserve in 1950.
At the session in Spanish Sevilla on 27 June 2009, based on positive scientific evaluation of experts, 21 members of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided on the extension of the original cultural monument "Spišský hrad Castle and associated cultural monuments“, inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, by adding the historic town of Levoča.
