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Municipality of Slovakia

Municipality in Košice Region, Slovakia
Svinica Petőszinye
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°44′N 21°28′E / 48.73°N 21.47°E / 48.73; 21.47
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictKošice-okolie District
First mentioned1276
Area
 • Total27.11 km (10.47 sq mi)
Elevation252 m (827 ft)
Population
 • Total1,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code444 5
Area code+421 55
Car plateKS
Websiteobecsvinica.sk

Svinica (German: Swinitz; Hungarian: Petőszinye) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Etymology

Svinia or Svinná, later Svinica, derived from sviňa (Proto-Slavic svinьja) - a pig. 1276 Zyna, 1369 Scwynycza, 1427 Szyna, 1430 Zwynne.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1276 as belonging to paladin Omodey, lords of Füzér Castle. In the 13th century it belonged to Perényi family and it began an important market place. In 1772 it passed to Szerencsy falily.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 250 metres and covers an area of 27.106 km. The municipality has a population of about 815 people.

References

  1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. Varsik, Branislav (1977). Osídlenie košickej kotliny III (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. p. 52.

External links

Municipalities of Košice–okolie District
Slovakia


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