Svinia
Sign in to saveSvinia () is a village of some 1,500 people (as of 2005) in eastern Slovakia about west from Prešov. The village covers an area of . Svinia is located in the Šariš Highlands in the valley of Veľká and Mala Svinka. The village is one of the oldest villages in the former Šariš County. The village belonged to the Hungarian Merše family from Budapest from 1262 to 1918. Until 1262, the settlement of Svinia belonged to Bár-Kalán ban of Slavonia.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Svinia is referenced by 97 other articles, and connects out to Slovakia, Buddhism and Judaism.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It is catalogued under topics including Romani communities in Slovakia, Šariš and Villages and municipalities in Prešov District.
Its subject is documented across 25 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Slovak place.name
- Svinia
- Slovak place.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Slovak place.image_skyline
- Villages14Slovakia119.JPG
- Slovak place.image_flag
- Svinia-presov-flag.svg
- Slovak place.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Slovak place.subdivision_type2
- District
- Slovak place.subdivision_name2
- Prešov District
- Slovak place.pushpin_map
- Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
- Slovak place.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Svinia in the Prešov Region##Location of Svinia in Slovakia
- Slovak place.leader_title
- Mayor
- Slovak place.leader_name
- Miroslav Nawrat
- Slovak place.leader_party
- Independent
- Slovak place.established_title
- First mentioned
- Slovak place.established_date
- 1249
- Slovak place.elevation_m
- 361
- Slovak place.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Slovak place.postal_code
- 823 2
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Slovakia
- Official name
- Svinia
- Country
- Slovakia
- Located in
- Prešov District
- Population
- 2767
- Area
- 15.140264
- Elevation
- 361
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.obecsvinia.sk
- Image
- Slovakia Sariska vrchovina 108.jpg
- Dialing code
- 051
- Licence plate code
- PO
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- Commons category
- Svinia
- postal code
- 082 32
- time of earliest written record
- 1249-00-00
- native label
- Svinia
- inception
- 1249-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Cultural monuments
- Population
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- See also
- References
- External links
Svinia () is a village of some 1,500 people (as of 2005) in eastern Slovakia about west from Prešov. The village covers an area of . Svinia is located in the Šariš Highlands in the valley of Veľká and Mala Svinka. The village is one of the oldest villages in the former Šariš County. The village belonged to the Hungarian Merše family from Budapest from 1262 to 1918. Until 1262, the settlement of Svinia belonged to Bár-Kalán ban of Slavonia.
== Geography ==
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