Ovčie
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Prešov | ||
| Region : | Šariš | ||
| Area : | 3.162 km² | ||
| Residents : | 665 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 210 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 479 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 082 38 ( Víťaz Post Office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 51 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 58 ' N , 20 ° 59' E | ||
| License plate : | PO | ||
| Kód obce : | 524999 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Eduard Jenča | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Ovčie č. 32 082 38 Víťaz |
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| Website: | www.ovcie.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Ovčie (until 1927 Slovak and "ovce" - even "Malé Vitezovce" in the 19th century, Hungarian Kisvitéz ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia with 665 inhabitants (December 31, 2019) in Prešov District , part of the Prešovský kraj , and is part of the traditional Šariš landscape .
geography
The community is located in the Šarišská vrchovina mountains at the transition to the southern Čierna hora mountain range . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 479 m nm and is 24 kilometers from Prešov .
Neighboring municipalities are Víťaz in the west and north, Chminianske Jakubovany in the northeast, Hrabkov in the east and Kluknava in the south.
history
Ovčie was first mentioned in writing in 1320 as Wytez Noua and at that time it was part of the dominion of Svinia . The name indicates that the place originated in the municipality of the neighboring village of Víťaz. In 1427 12 porta were recorded in a tax register. The name Ovčie did not appear in any form until the 16th century and was related to the inhabitants' original occupation as shepherds. Loosely translated the name means "sheep village" in German. From the 16th to the 18th century the village was owned by the families Hedry and Bertóty , in the 19th century the Tahy family owned local estates . In 1787 the village had 31 houses and 178 inhabitants, in 1828 there were 34 houses and 281 inhabitants who were employed as carters, farmers and linen weavers. In 1831 Ovčie suffered from a cholera epidemic .
Until 1918/1919, the place in Sáros County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. In the first Czechoslovak Republic, agriculture, seasonal forest work and broom making were the main sources of income for the population. After the Second World War, part of the population worked in industrial plants in cities like Krompachy .
population
According to the 2011 census, there were 673 inhabitants in Ovčie, of whom 664 were Slovaks , two Roma and one Czech . Six residents did not provide any information about their ethnicity .
660 residents committed themselves to the Roman Catholic Church, three residents to the Jehovah's Witnesses and two residents to the Greek Catholic Church. The denomination of eight residents was not determined.
Buildings and monuments
- Roman Catholic Church of St. Barbara
Individual evidence
- ↑ Slovenské slovníky: názvy obcí Slovenskej republiky (Majtán 1998)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (Slovak)
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)