Hunkovce

Hunkovce
Municipality
Wooden church in Hunkovce
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Coordinates: 49°21′38″N 21°39′06″E / 49.36056°N 21.65167°E / 49.36056; 21.65167Coordinates: 49°21′38″N 21°39′06″E / 49.36056°N 21.65167°E / 49.36056; 21.65167
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Svidník
First mentioned	1548
Area
• Total	6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
• Total	341
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	090 03
Area code(s)	+421-54
Car plate	SK

Northbound on road into Hunkovce

Another church in Hunkovce

Hunkovce (Rusyn: Гунківцї, Hungarian: Felsőhunkóc) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

History[]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1548.

During World War II the huge Battle of the Dukla Pass took place in the area around Hunkovce. Today the town has a German World War II cemetery which contains the graves of approx. 3,000 German soldiers that participated in the Battle of the Dukla Pass.

Geography[]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 310 metres and covers an area of 6.960 km². It has a population of about 341 people.

Genealogical resources[]

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"

• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1823-1922 (parish B)

See also[]

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Hunkovce at Wikimedia Commons
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Hunkovce

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