Svidník

Municipality in Prešov Region, Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Svidník (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.

First mentioned1330
Elevation225 m (738 ft)
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Panorama of Svidník
Panorama of Svidník
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Coat of arms of Svidník
Svidník is located in Prešov Region
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Svidník
Location of Svidník in the Prešov Region
Svidník is located in Slovakia
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Svidník
Location of Svidník in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49.31°N 21.57°E / 49.31; 21.57
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov Region
DistrictSvidník District
First mentioned1330
Government
  MayorMarcela Ivančová
Area
  Total
20.20 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
 2022
Elevation225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2024)[3]
  Total
9,647
Population by ethnicity (2011)
  Slovak67.2%
  Rusyn19.2%
  Roma3.1%
  Ukrainian2.0%
  Other0.9%
  Unreported7.6%
Population by religion (2011)
  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
890 1[2]
Area code+421 54[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)SK
Websitewww.svidnik.sk
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There is a monumental Soviet Army Memorial in the city, in memory of Battle of the Dukla Pass.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 225 metres (738 ft)[2] and covers an area of 20.20 km2 (7.80 sq mi) (2024).[6]

It is located in the Ondava Highlands, at the confluence of Ondava and Ladomírka rivers, located around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Dukla Pass (Polish border) and around 55 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Prešov.

History

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.

Population

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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[7][8]
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Population statistic (10 years)[9]
Year1994200420142024
Count12,59012,35411,3379647
Difference −1.87% −8.23% −14.90%
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Population statistic[9]
Year20232024
Count97709647
Difference−1.25%
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It has a population of 9647 people (31 December 2024).[10]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[11][12]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak826481.27%
Rusyn352634.67%
Not found out6646.53%
Romani3993.92%
Ukrainian2142.1%
Total10,168
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In year 2021 was 10,168 people by ethnicity 8264 as Slovak, 3526 as Rusyn, 664 as Not found out, 399 as Romani, 214 as Ukrainian, 45 as Czech, 26 as Other, 18 as Russian, 14 as Hungarian, 13 as Vietnamese, 13 as Polish, 5 as German, 5 as English, 3 as Chinese, 2 as Jewish, 2 as Italian, 2 as Moravian, 1 as Turkish, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Romanian, 1 as Croatian and 1 as Bulgarian.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[13]
ReligionNumberFraction
Greek Catholic Church385737.93%
Eastern Orthodox Church229122.53%
Roman Catholic Church214521.1%
None9539.37%
Not found out6936.82%
Total10,168
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In year 2021 was 10,168 people by religion 3857 from Greek Catholic Church, 2291 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2145 from Roman Catholic Church, 953 from None, 693 from Not found out, 74 from Evangelical Church, 48 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 26 from Other, 18 from Ad hoc movements, 10 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 10 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 10 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 9 from Church of the Brethren, 8 from Calvinist Church, 7 from Buddhism, 3 from Apostolic Church, 2 from Islam, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from United Methodist Church and 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Twin towns — sister cities

Svidník is twinned with:[14]

References

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