Fričovce

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Fričovce
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Fričovce (Slovakia)
Fričovce
Fričovce
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Prešovský kraj
Okres : Prešov
Region : Šariš
Area : 8.570 km²
Residents : 1,152 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density : 134 inhabitants per km²
Height : 452  m nm
Postal code : 082 37 ( Široké post office )
Telephone code : 0 51
Geographic location : 49 ° 1 ′  N , 20 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  N , 20 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  E
License plate : PO
Kód obce : 524409
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Jan Mikula
Address: Obecný úrad Fričovce
č. 34
082 37 Fričovce
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Fričovce (German Friedrichsdorf , Hungarian Frics ) is a place and a municipality in eastern Slovakia , with 1152 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the Okres Prešov , part of the Prešovský kraj .

geography

Country chateau in Fričovce
Church of the Košice Martyrs

The municipality is located in the Šarišská vrchovina mountains on the Svinka river , east of the Branisko mountain range , 22 kilometers west of Prešov .

history

The place was founded around 1300 and is mentioned for the first time in 1320. In 1828 there are 73 houses and 540 inhabitants.

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic Bartholomew Church from 1734
  • Roman Catholic Church of the Košice Martyrs from 1994
  • Renaissance country castle from 1630

Web links

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