Šemetkovce
Municipality
Šemetkovce is located in Prešov Region
Šemetkovce
Šemetkovce
Location of Šemetkovce in the Prešov Region
Šemetkovce is located in Slovakia
Šemetkovce
Šemetkovce
Location of Šemetkovce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°18′N 21°40′E / 49.300°N 21.667°E / 49.300; 21.667
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictSvidník
First mentioned1572
Area
  Total7.07[1] km2 (2.73[1] sq mi)
Elevation
356[2] m (1,168[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total86[3]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
090 03[2]
Area code+421 54[2]
Car plateSK
Websitesemetkovce.sk

Šemetkovce (Hungarian: Szemes, until 1899: Semetkócz) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. One of its churches, Church of Michael the Archangel, is one of the country's wooden treasures.[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1572.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 363 metres and covers an area of 7.076 km². It has a population of about 100 people.

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. a.s, Petit Press. "Slovakia's wooden treasures (Spectacular Slovakia - travel guide)". Spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2020-04-10.


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