Svidník

Town

Panorama of Svidník

Coat of arms

Country

Region

District

Tourism region

River

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 km² (7.692 sq mi)

Population

11,492 (2013)

First mentioned

1330

Mayor

Ján Holodňák

Timezone

CET (UTC+1)

- summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

089 01

Area code

+421-54

Car plate

Location of Svidník in Slovakia

Location of Svidník in the Prešov Region

Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

Website: www.svidnik.sk

Svidník (German: Oberswidnik, Rusyn: Свідник, Ukrainian: Свидник, Hungarian: Felsővízköz) is a town in eastern Slovakia, the capital of the Svidník District in the Prešov Region. It has a population of 11,492 (2013).

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 Prešov.

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.

According to a 2001 census, the town had 12,428 inhabitants. 79.60% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 13.04% were Rusyns, 4.07% were Ukrainian, 1.50% were of Romani descent and 0.39% were Czechs. 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.

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