Šemetkovce

Municipality in Slovakia

49°18′N 21°40′E / 49.300°N 21.667°E / 49.300; 21.667Country

SlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictSvidníkFirst mentioned1572Area

• Total7.07^[2] km² (2.73^[2] sq mi)Elevation

356^[3] m (1,168^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total86^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

090 03^[3]

Area code+421 54^[3]Car plateSKWebsitesemetkovce.sk

Šemetkovce (Hungarian: Szemes, until 1899: Semetkócz) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. One of its churches, Church of Michael the Archangel, is one of the country's wooden treasures.^[5]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1572.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 363 metres and covers an area of 7.076 km². It has a population of about 100 people.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ a.s, Petit Press. "Slovakia's wooden treasures (Spectacular Slovakia - travel guide)". Spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2020-04-10.