Dubovica

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Dubovica
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Dubovica (Slovakia)
Dubovica
Dubovica
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Prešovský kraj
Okres : Sabinov
Region : Šariš
Area : 17.154 km²
Residents : 1,457 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density : 85 inhabitants per km²
Height : 420  m nm
Postal code : 082 71 ( Lipany Post Office )
Telephone code : 0 51
Geographic location : 49 ° 8 '  N , 20 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 8 '6 "  N , 20 ° 57' 9"  E
License plate : SB
Kód obce : 524379
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Ladislav Timčo
Address: Obecný úrad Dubovica
č. 190
082 71 Dubovica
Website: dubovica.wordpress.com
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Dubovica (Hungarian Tarcadobó or older shortened Dobó ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia with a population of 1,457 (December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Sabinov , a district of the Prešovský kraj and is part of the traditional Šariš landscape .

geography

Main street and brook

The municipality is located in the north-western part of the Šarišská vrchovina mountain range on the Dubovický brook , a tributary of the Torysa . The little more than 17 km² large municipal area is hilly and borders on the following neighboring towns: Renčišov , Ďačov , Lipany and Rožkovany . The center of the village is located at an altitude of 420  m nm only two kilometers south of the city of Lipany and is also 14 kilometers by road from Sabinov and 31 kilometers by road from Prešov .

Petrovence (Hungarian Pétermező ), a village that was incorporated into Dubovica in the 19th century , also belongs to the municipality .

history

church

The place was first mentioned in writing in 1278 as Dombomezew .

population

Results after the 2001 census (1452 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 99.31% Slovaks
  • 0.41% Czechs
  • 0.07% Russians

By denomination:

  • 97.66% Roman Catholic
  • 1.58% Greek Catholic
  • 0.14% Protestant
  • 0.48% no information

Buildings

  • Roman Catholic Church, built in 1717
  • Country castle and country house, both from the 18th century
See also:  List of listed objects in Dubovica

Web links

Commons : Dubovica  - collection of images, videos and audio files