Svidník

Svidník
Town
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Svidník
Tourism region	Šariš
River	Ondava
Elevation	230 m (755 ft)
Coordinates	49°18′20″N 21°34′04″E / 49.30556°N 21.56778°ECoordinates: 49°18′20″N 21°34′04″E / 49.30556°N 21.56778°E
Area	19.921 km^2 (7.692 sq mi)
Population	11,492 (2012-12-31)
Density	577 / km^2 (1,494 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1330
Mayor	Ing. Ján Holodňák
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
Location of Svidník in the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Svidník
Statistics: MOÅ /MIS
Website: www.svidnik.sk

Svidník (rarely German: Oberswidnik, Rusyn: Свідник, Ukrainian: Свидник, Hungarian: Felsővízköz, before 1907 Felsöszvidnik) is a town in eastern Slovakia, acting as the capital of Svidník District in Prešov Region. It has a population of 11492 (31 December 2012).

Geography

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 PreÅ¡ov.

History

The town arose in 1944 by merger of two formerly 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. 79.60% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 13.04% Rusyns, 4.07% Ukrainian, 1.50% Roma and 0.39% Czechs.^[1] 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.^[1]

Town centre of Svidnik

Twin cities

• Chrudim — Czech Republic
• Åšwidnik — Poland

References

1. "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

External links

• Official website (Slovak)