Snina
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Snina | ||
| Region : | Horný Zemplín | ||
| Area : | 58.610 km² | ||
| Residents : | 19,520 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 333 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 216 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 069 01 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 57 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 59 ' N , 22 ° 9' E | ||
| License plate : | SV | ||
| Kód obce : | 520802 | ||
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| Community type : | city | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Daniela Galandová | ||
| Address: | Mestský úrad Snina Strojárska 2060 06901 Snina |
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| Website: | www.snina.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Snina (Hungarian Szinna ) is a city in eastern Slovakia .
It is located at the confluence of the Cirocha and the small river Pčolinka in a valley between the foothills of the Low Beskids and the Vihorlat .
history
The city was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1343 as Zynna (then part of the rule of the Drugeths ) and in 1585 as an oppidum ("town") in the Porta directories ("porta" refers to the entrances to the mansions or buildings of the serfs. The counting of these inputs played a role in the old Hungarian tax collection) mentioned. In 1598, 75 houses in Snina were counted in the first building count. Between 1570 and 1630 the place was the seat of a Krajňa ("Krajňa" referred to an administrative unit of several localities). The Hungarian name Szinna Varossa , later also the Latin name Civitas Szinna, has been recorded in the archives since 1646 . In 1785 the place had 195 houses with 1430 inhabitants, in 1910 finally 2946 inhabitants, mostly of Slovak origin. In 1882, the village to the south, which was then still called Jozefova Dolina , was incorporated, and in 1957 the town of Zemplínske Hámre became an independent municipality.
From 1909 to 1912 the town was also connected to the railway network by the Humenné - Snina - Stakčín line, and in the same year a wood sawmill was opened in the town, employing 140 workers. During the First World War , the city was occupied by Russian troops from 1914 to 1915. After the war, the town fell into general decline as many residents moved away. In 1926 there was a devastating flood in which almost the entire place was inundated, in 1932 the Slovak Red Cross established a mother and child counseling center and in 1935 a 35-meter-long bridge was built over the Cirocha, the first in Slovakia Vierendeel girder construction is used.
After the Second World War , the mechanical engineering company Vihorlat was founded in 1952 as part of an industrial settlement in the city, with 340 employees at the time.
Attractions
- Classicist chateau, built by Dernáth Teréz in 1781, now houses a gallery
- Baroque Roman Catholic church from 1751, rebuilt several times
- Hercules column from 1841 in the castle park
- Chapel in the cemetery from 1847
- Soldiers memorial for those who fell during the liberation of the city in World War II
Districts
- Sídlisko I
- Sídlisko II
- Bramhora
- Majer
- Tabla
- Brehy
- Daľkov
- Center
- Mier
