Svidník

Svidník
Town
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov
District Svidník
Tourism region Šariš
River Ondava
Elevation 230 m (755 ft)
Coordinates 49°18′20″N 21°34′04″E / 49.30556°N 21.56778°E / 49.30556; 21.56778Coordinates: 49°18′20″N 21°34′04″E / 49.30556°N 21.56778°E / 49.30556; 21.56778
Area 19.921 km2 (7.692 sq mi)
Population 11,492 (2012-12-31)
Density 577 / km2 (1,494 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1330
Mayor Ing. Ján Holodňák
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 089 01
Area code +421-54
Car plate SK
Location of Svidník in Slovakia
Location of Svidník in the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Svidník
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.svidnik.sk

Svidník (rarely German: Oberswidnik, Rusyn: Свідник, Ukrainian: Свидник, Hungarian: Felsővízköz, before 1907 Felsöszvidnik) is a town in eastern Slovakia, acting as the capital of Svidník District in Prešov Region. It has a population of 11492 (31 December 2012).

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 (eng: Lower) Svidník and Vyšný (eng: Upper) Svidník. The first written mention stems from 1355 as Scyuidnyk

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 12,428 inhabitants. 79.60% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 13.04% Rusyns, 4.07% Ukrainian, 1.50% Roma and 0.39% Czechs.[1] 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.[1]

Town centre of Svidnik

Twin cities

References

  1. 1 2 "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

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