Vechec
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Vranov nad Topľou | ||
| Region : | Šariš | ||
| Area : | 17.27 km² | ||
| Residents : | 3,009 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 174 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 181 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 094 12 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 57 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 52 ' N , 21 ° 37' E | ||
| License plate : | VT | ||
| Kód obce : | 529222 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2019) | |||
| Mayor : | Ladislav Tóth | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Vechec Hlavná 133 09412 Vechec |
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| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Vechec ( Hungarian Vehéc ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia .
The municipality is located on the Lomnica , a right tributary of the Topľa , which emerges from the Slanské vrchy mountain range here . To the west of Vechec the mountains in Makovica reach a height of 981 meters above sea level, towards the south-east the terrain slopes down to the eastern Slovak lowlands . Two kilometers east of Vechec, the area of the town of Vranov nad Topľou begins with Čemerné .
The main road through Vechec - trunk road 576 - is the shortest connection from Vranov nad Topľou to the city of Košice .
Vechec is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities Čaklov in the north, Vranov nad Topľou in the east, Kamenná Poruba in the south and Juskova Voľa in the west.
The place was first mentioned in 1327. The Roman Catholic Church dates from 1820.
The population of the municipality of Vechec consists of 86% Slovaks , 14% are Roma , whose share more than tripled between 1991 and 2001. 68% of the population profess to the Roman Catholic Church , 14% stated that their denomination was Greek Catholic .
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