Svidník

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Svidník
Panorama of Svidník
Panorama of Svidník
Flag of Svidník
Coat of arms of Svidník
Svidník is located in Prešov Region
Svidník
Svidník
Location of Svidník in the Prešov Region
Svidník is located in Slovakia
Svidník
Svidník
Location of Svidník in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°19′N 21°34′E / 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
 (2021)[3]
  Total
9,839
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]
Car plateSK
Websitewww.svidnik.sk

Svidník (Hungarian: Felsővízköz, 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.

There is a monumental Soviet Army Memorial in the city, in memory of Battle of the Dukla Pass.

Geography

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

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[6][7]
Population statistic (10 years)[8]
Year1994200420142024
Count12,59012,35411,3379647
Difference −1.87% −8.23% −14.90%
Population statistic[8]
Year20232024
Count97709647
Difference−1.25%

It has a population of 9647 people (31 December 2024).[9]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[10][11]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak826481.27%
Rusyn352634.67%
Not found out6646.53%
Romani3993.92%
Ukrainian2142.1%
Total10,168

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.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[12]
ReligionNumberFraction
Greek Catholic Church385737.93%
Eastern Orthodox Church229122.53%
Roman Catholic Church214521.1%
None9539.37%
Not found out6936.82%
Total10,168

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:[13]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. SODB - Svidník, 2011
  5. SODB - Svidník, 2011
  6. "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
  7. "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
  8. 1 2 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  9. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  10. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  11. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  12. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  13. "Družobné vzťahy". svidnik.sk (in Slovak). Svidník. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
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