Svit
Municipality in Prešov Region, Slovakia
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Svit is a small town in Poprad District in the Prešov Region in northern Slovakia.[4] It lies 8 km (5 mi) west of the city of Poprad, at the foothills of the High Tatras.
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| Coordinates: 49.07°N 20.19°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Prešov Region |
| District | Poprad District |
| First mentioned | 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ing. Dáša Vojsovičová |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,717 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 592 1[2] |
| Area code | +421 52[2] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | PP |
| Website | www |
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 720 metres (2,360 ft)[2] and covers an area of 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) (2024).[5]
History
Svit is one of the youngest Slovak towns. It was established in 1934 by business industrialist Jan Antonín Baťa of Zlín, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) through his organization Baťa a.s., Zlin in accordance with his policy of setting up villages around the country for his workers. As a boy, Jan Baťa saw the poverty and sickness of his fellow countrymen. He wanted to change this by creating cities full of the most modern factories and filled with the best (and happiest) workers in Europe. The Baťa System under Jan's administration brought prosperity first to Moravia, and later Slovakia and Bohemia. It was Jan's policy for full employment that drove him to create each Baťa town for a different purpose: Shoes, Rubber and Tires, Textiles, Airplanes, Chemicals, Plastics, Media, Stockings, Leather, and Machinery.
When the World War II came, Jan Baťa's policy was to secretly fund the Czechoslovak government-in-exile, to supply the Czech Army with shoes and clothing and to secretly fund the Slovak National Uprising that started at Baťovany (now Partizánske) on 29 August 1944. Jan Baťa represented Czech/Slovak freedom and prosperity.
Svit is short for "Slovenské vizkózové továrne" (in English Slovak Viscose Works). Also, the word svit means 'shine' in Ukrainian. Svit is the smallest town in Slovakia (4.5 km²), with a population of 7,790.
Population
| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 7563 | 7460 | 7739 | 7717 |
| Difference | −1.36% | +3.73% | −0.28% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 7686 | 7717 |
| Difference | +0.40% |
It has a population of 7717 people (31 December 2024).[9]
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 7743 people by ethnicity 7276 as Slovak, 390 as Not found out, 92 as Romani, 68 as Rusyn, 67 as Czech, 42 as Other, 24 as Russian, 23 as Hungarian, 19 as Polish, 12 as Ukrainian, 6 as Romanian, 5 as German, 5 as English, 3 as Jewish, 2 as Italian, 1 as Irish, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Austrian 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
| Religion | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | 4018 | 51.89% |
| None | 2218 | 28.65% |
| Evangelical Church | 539 | 6.96% |
| Not found out | 479 | 6.19% |
| Greek Catholic Church | 287 | 3.71% |
| Total | 7743 |
In year 2021 was 7743 people by religion 4018 from Roman Catholic Church, 2218 from None, 539 from Evangelical Church, 479 from Not found out, 287 from Greek Catholic Church, 31 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 28 from Ad hoc movements, 25 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 22 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 21 from Other, 18 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 17 from Baptists Church, 10 from Buddhism, 10 from Apostolic Church, 8 from Calvinist Church, 5 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 from Islam, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from United Methodist Church and 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
Churches
- Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph
- Roman Catholic Church of St. Cyril and Methodius
- Greek Catholic Chapel of St. Cyril and Methodius
- Lutheran Church
Sports
The town is home to the professional basketball team BK Iskra Svit, which plays in the Slovak Extraliga.
Twin towns — sister cities
Česká Třebová, Czech Republic
Knurów, Poland
Partizánske, Slovakia
San Lorenzo in Campo, Italy
