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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Prešov |
| District | Svidník |
| Tourism region | Šariš |
| River | Ondava |
| Elevation | 230 m (755 ft) |
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| Area | 19. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Prešov Region (in Slovak Prešovský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. Svidník District ( okres Svidník) is a district in the For the beer brand see Šariš (beer. Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia. The Ondava is a 1465 km long River in Slovakia, the northern source river of the Bodrog. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 921 km² (7. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 692 sq mi) |
| Population | 12,384 (2005-12-31) |
| Density | 622 /km² (1,611 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1330 |
| Mayor | Michal Bartko |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 089 01 |
| Area code | +421-54 |
| Car plate | SK |
   Location of Svidník in Slovakia
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  Location of Svidník in the Prešov Region
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| Website: www.svidnik.sk | |
Svidník (rarely German: Oberswidnik, Hungarian: Felsövizköz, before 1907 Felsöszvidnik) is a town in eastern Slovakia, acting as the capital of Svidník District in Prešov Region. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Since 1997, the Slovak car registration plate number (EČV evidenčné číslo vozidla generally takes the form XX-NNNYY, where XX is a two letter code corresponding The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Svidník District ( okres Svidník) is a district in the The Prešov Region (in Slovak Prešovský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It has a population of 12,384 (2005).
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Geography
It is located in the Ondava Highland, at the confluence of Ondava and Ladomírka rivers, located around 20 km from the Dukla Pass (Polish border) and around 55 km north-east of Prešov. The Ondava is a 1465 km long River in Slovakia, the northern source river of the Bodrog. Dukla Pass (Dukliansky priesmyk Przełęcz Dukielska 502 m AMSL) is a strategically significant mountain pass in the Carpathian mountains on the border between Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Prešov ( known also by alternative names) is a City in eastern Slovakia.
History
The town arose in 1944 by merger of formerly two independent municipalities of Nižný (eng: Lower) Svidník and Vyšný (eng: Upper) Svidník. The first written mention stems from 1355 as Scyuidnyk
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 12,428 inhabitants. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 79. 60% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 13. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 04% Rusyns, 4. Rusyns (also referred to as Русины Ruthenians Ruthenes Rusins Carpatho-Rusyns and Rusnaks) are a Slavic Ethnic group that speaks 07% Ukrainian, 1. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens 50% Roma and 0. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 39% Czechs. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic [1] The religious make-up was 41. 10% Greek Catholics, 25. Greek Catholic Church is a term which refers to the Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine ( Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition 82% Orthodox, 24. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world 13% Roman Catholics ,5. 17% people with no religious affiliation and 0. 93% Lutherans. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther [1]
Twin cities
References
- ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Chrudim (ˈxruɟɪmis a city in eastern Bohemia, in the Pardubice region of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.
External links
- Official website (Slovak)
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