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Svetlice

Coordinates: 49°10′N 22°02′E / 49.167°N 22.033°E / 49.167; 22.033
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Svetlice
Municipality
Svetlice is located in Prešov Region
Svetlice
Svetlice
Location of Svetlice in the Prešov Region
Svetlice is located in Slovakia
Svetlice
Svetlice
Location of Svetlice in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°10′N 22°02′E / 49.167°N 22.033°E / 49.167; 22.033
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictMedzilaborce
First mentioned1557
Area
 • Total
31.63[2] km2 (12.21[2] sq mi)
Elevation
326[3] m (1,070[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
81[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
067 15[3]
Area code+421 57[3]
Car plateML
Websitewww.obecsvetlice.sk

Svetlice (Rusyn: Светліцї, Hungarian: Világ) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1557. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 336 metres and covers an area of 31.640 km². It has a population of about 160 people.

Notable spots for sightseeing include Svetlice's Greek Catholic Church built in the 1700s and the Bell tower built in the 1800s.[5]

People

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References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ "Genealogy - Tourist Guide - Slovakia - Kosice - Bratislava - Guide to Travel Trip Hotel Info Roots Forum Church Birth Records of Slovakia".
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