Spillville, Iowa

Spillville, Iowa
City
Spillville Mill, demolished 2011
Location of Spillville, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°12′N 91°57′W / 43.200°N 91.950°W / 43.200; -91.950Coordinates: 43°12′N 91°57′W / 43.200°N 91.950°W / 43.200; -91.950
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Winneshiek
Area
• Total	0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)
• Land	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	1,070 ft (326 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	367
• Estimate (2012)	361
• Density	873.8/sq mi (337.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	52168
Area code(s)	563
FIPS code	19-74370
GNIS feature ID	0461848

Spillville is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 367 at the 2010 census. It is located in Calmar Township, about 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Calmar and about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Decorah, the county seat.

Spillville was platted in 1860.

It was largely settled by Bohemian, German and Swiss immigrants.

Spillville boasts a strong cultural and musical history. The Czech composer Antonín Dvořák spent the summer of 1893 in Spillville, where he had relatives. There he composed two of his most famous chamber works: the String Quartet in F ("The American") and the String Quintet in E-flat. Spillville is also the site of the Inwood Ballroom, established in 1920 and the destination of several popular 20th century musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, and The Byrds. Many tourists to Spillville have also visited the Bily Clock Museum (see link below), a collection of intricately designed clocks created by two brothers in Spillville.

The Roman Catholic parish in Spillville, St. Wenceslaus Church, was built in 1860 and is the oldest Czech Catholic church in the United States. Originally named Spielville after the founder, Joseph Spielman, it was misread and became Spillville.

Spillville is located at 43°12′N 91°57′W / 43.20°N 91.95°W / 43.20; -91.95 (43.202, -91.952).