religious makeup was 70.48% Roman Catholics, 10.53% Greek Catholics, 5.14% people with no religious affiliation and 4.16% Lutherans. The Shop on Main Street The acclaimed Czechoslovak film, The Shop on Main Street, which was shot in Sabinov during 1964, was awarded the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (of 1965) in Santa Monica, California in 1966. In 1967 the film's lead actress, Ida Kaminska, was nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her screen work in this motion picture. She and the lead actor, Jozef Kroner, were also honored at the Cannes Film Festival in France for their roles in the film. Notable people Károly Wagner (1732–1790), Hungarian historian, priest and teacher Ede Bartsch (1796–1871), Hungarian physician Bohuš Nosák-Nezabudov (1818–1877), poet, writer, journalist, member of Ľudovít Štúr's group Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853–1919), famous painter, born in Sabinov Pavol Peter Gojdič (1888–1960), Greek Catholic bishop, since 1917 worked in Sabinov as an assistant parish priest; in 2001 was beatified by Pope John-Paul II. Anton Prídavok (1904–1945), poet, writer, playwright, director Leslie Lawrance Foldy(1919–2001) was a theoretical physicist, Twin towns — sister cities Sabinov is twinned with: Çubuk, Turkey Kenderes, Hungary Siedlce, Poland Soběslav, Czech Republic External links Official site References Cities and towns in Slovakia Šariš Romani communities in Slovakia