Parchovany

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Parchovany
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Parchovany (Slovakia)
Parchovany
Parchovany
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Košický kraj
Okres : Trebišov
Region : Dolný Zemplín
Area : 23.138 km²
Residents : 1,939 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 84 inhabitants per km²
Height : 115  m nm
Postal code : 076 62
Telephone code : 0 56
Geographic location : 48 ° 45 '  N , 21 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 45 '10 "  N , 21 ° 42' 50"  E
License plate : TV
Kód obce : 528676
structure
Community type : local community
Structure of the municipality: 3 parts of the community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Juraj Guzej
Address: Obecný úrad Parchovany
Hlavná 470
076 62 Parchovany
Website: www.parchovany.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Parchovany (until 1948 Slovak "Parchoviany"; Hungarian PARNO ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia , with a population of 1,939 (December 31, 2019), which for the Okres Trebišov , a circle of kraj Košický belongs.

geography

The municipality is located in the eastern Slovakian lowlands not far from the confluence of the Topľa river into the Ondava . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 115  m nm and is 11 kilometers from Sečovce and 17 kilometers from Vranov nad Topľou .

Administratively, the municipality is divided into the main town Leles and the town Božčice, which was incorporated in 1989, and the hamlet Hunkovce.

history

Parchovany was first mentioned in writing in 1272 and probably developed from a Slavic settlement. In 1828 there are 127 houses and 961 inhabitants. In the late 19th century there was the Andrássy Country Castle, which was destroyed by fire in 1901.

population

Results after the 2001 census (1887 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 88.82% Slovaks
  • 10.92% gypsies
  • 0.11% Czechs

By denomination:

  • 87.44% Roman Catholic
  • 7.74% Greek Catholic
  • 3.29% non-denominational

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic church in neo-Gothic style from 1900

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