Levoča (pronunciation; Latin:Leuchovia, German:Leutschau, Hungarian:Lőcse, Polish:Lewocza) is a town in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the highest wooden altar in the world, carved by Master Paul of Levoča, and many other Renaissance buildings.