Svidník
Svidník | |
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Town | |
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Svidník Location of Svidník in the Prešov Region | |
Coordinates: 49°18′20″N 21°34′04″E / 49.30556°N 21.56778°ECoordinates: 49°18′20″N 21°34′04″E / 49.30556°N 21.56778°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Prešov |
District | Svidník |
First mentioned | 1330 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marcela Ivančová |
Area | |
• Total | 19.921 km2 (7.692 sq mi) |
Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31[1]) | |
• Total | 10,873 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 089 01 |
Area code(s) | +421-54 |
Car plate | SK |
Website | www.svidnik.sk |
Svidník (Hungarian: Felsővízköz, German: Oberswidnik, Rusyn: Свідник, Ukrainian: Свидник) is a town in eastern Slovakia, the capital of the Svidník District in the Prešov Region. It has a population of around 11,000.
There is a monumental Soviet Army Memorial in the city, in memory of Battle of the Dukla Pass.
Geography[]
It is located in the Ondava Highlands, at the confluence of Ondava and Ladomírka rivers, located around 20 km (12.43 mi) from the Dukla Pass (Polish border) and around 55 km (34.18 mi) north-east of Prešov.
History[]
The town arose in 1944 by merger of two formerly independent municipalities of Nižný Svidník and Vyšný Svidník. The first written mention stems from 1355 as Scyuidnyk.
Demographics[]
According to a 2001 census, the town had 12,428 inhabitants. 79.60% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 13.04% were Rusyns, 4.07% were Ukrainian, 1.50% were of Romani descent and 0.39% were Czechs.[2] The religious make-up was 41.10% Greek Catholics, 25.82% Orthodox, 24.13% Roman Catholics, 5.17% people with no religious affiliation and 0.93% Lutherans.[2]
Twin towns — sister cities[]
Svidník is twinned with:[3]
- Strzyżów, Poland
- Świdnik, Poland
- Jarosław, Poland
- Sanok County, Poland
- Chrudim, Czech Republic
- Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia
- Rakhiv, Ukraine
- Vrbas, Serbia
References[]
- ^ "Population and migration". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Družobné vzťahy". svidnik.sk (in Slovak). Svidník. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
External links[]
- Media related to Svidník at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Cities and towns in Slovakia
- Šariš
- Prešov Region geography stubs