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Valkovce

Municipality in Slovakia

49°10′N 21°32′E / 49.167°N 21.533°E / 49.167; 21.533Country

SlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictSvidníkFirst mentioned1382Area

• Total6.66^[2] km² (2.57^[2] sq mi)Elevation

220^[3] m (720^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total199^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

090 42^[3]

Area code+421 54^[3]Car plateSKWebsitevalkovce.sk

Valkovce (Hungarian: Vajkvágása, until 1899: Valykócz; Rusyn: Вальківцї) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1382.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 230 metres and covers an area of 6.661 km². It has a population of about 230 people.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.