Svidník

Svidník
Town
Panorama of Svidník
Panorama of Svidník
Coat of arms of Svidník
Coat of arms
Svidník is located in Prešov Region
Svidník
Svidník
Location of Svidník in the Prešov Region
Svidník is located in Slovakia
Svidník
Svidník
Location of Svidník in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°18′20″N 21°34′04″E / 49.30556°N 21.56778°E / 49.30556; 21.56778
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictSvidník
First mentioned1330
Government
 • MayorMarcela Ivančová
Area
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 • Total20.20 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
 2022
Elevation
225[2] m (738[2] ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total9,909
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity (2011)
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 • Slovak67.2%
 • Rusyn19.2%
 • Roma3.1%
 • Ukrainian2.0%
 • Other0.9%
 • Unreported7.6%
Population by religion (2011)
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 • Greek Catholic38.2%
 • Orthodox25.4%
 • Roman Catholic21.4%
 • Lutheran0.9%
 • Jehovah's Witness0.4%
 • Other0.4%
 • Non-religious4.8%
 • Unreported8.5%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
089 01[2]
Area code+421 54[2]
Car plateSK
Websitewww.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

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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

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Soviet Army Memorial

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. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Nižný Svidník and Vyšný Svidník were part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, they were part of the Slovak Republic. On 19 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Svidník in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19703,518—    
19807,538+114.3%
199111,520+52.8%
200112,428+7.9%
201111,721−5.7%
202110,168−13.2%
Source: Censuses[6][7]

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.[8] 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.[8]

Twin towns — sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Svidník is twinned with:[9]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ SODB - Svidník, 2011
  5. ^ SODB - Svidník, 2011
  6. ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
  7. ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
  8. ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  9. ^ "Družobné vzťahy". svidnik.sk (in Slovak). Svidník. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
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