Kamenica nad Cirochou
| Kamenica nad Cirochou | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Humenné | ||
| Region : | Horný Zemplín | ||
| Area : | 17.65 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,316 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 131 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 178 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 067 83 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 57 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 56 ' N , 22 ° 0' E | ||
| License plate : | HE | ||
| Kód obce : | 520331 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2019) | |||
| Mayor : | Monika Hamaďaková | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Kamenica nad Cirochou Humenská 555 06783 Kamenica nad Cirochou |
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| Website: | www.kamenicanadcirochou.sk | ||
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Kamenica nad Cirochou (up to 1927 Slovak "Kamenica"; Hungarian Nagykemence ) is with 2300 inhabitants after the district town Humenné the largest municipality in the Okres Humenné in eastern Slovakia .
The community east of Humenné is located in the agriculturally intensively used Cirocha Valley. To the southeast rises the Vihorlat Mountains ( Vihorlatské vrchy ) with the eponymous 1076 m high Vihorlat . Part of the district of Kamenica is part of a military restricted area that covers the entire western part of the mountains. For the military training area ( Vojenský obvod Valaškovce ) established here in 1937 , the municipality of Valaškovce , which then had 49 houses, was razed.
The trunk road 74 from Humenné via Snina to the Ukrainian border (crossing Ubľa ) leads through Kamenica nad Cirochou, as does the parallel railway line Humenné - Snina - Stakčín . Thanks to the convenient transport connections, many residents of the community commute to the nearby industrial town of Humenné.
Kamenica nad Cirochou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rovné in the north, Modra nad Cirochou in the east, Kamienka in the south, Hažín nad Cirochou in the west and Lackovce in the northwest.
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1451. The church was built in 1782.
Almost exclusively Slovaks live in Kamenica nad Cirochou . 92% of the population profess the Roman Catholic Church , 5% are Greek Catholic Christians.
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