Pichne

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Pichne" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

Municipality in Slovakia

Pichne

Municipality

Pichne

Location of Pichne in the Prešov Region

Show map of Prešov Region

Pichne

Location of Pichne in Slovakia

Show map of Slovakia

Coordinates: 49°02′N 22°08′E﻿ / ﻿49.033°N 22.133°E﻿ / 49.033; 22.133
Country|  Slovakia
Region| Prešov
District| Snina
First mentioned| 1312
Area

• Total| 16.92[2] km2 (6.53[2] sq mi)
Elevation

| 278[3] m (912[3] ft)
Population

(2021)

• Total| 558[1]
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

069 01[3]

Area code| +421 57[3]
Car plate| SV
Website| www.pichne.sk

Pichne (Hungarian: Tüskés, Rusyn: Пыхнї) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

## History

[edit]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1312. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Pichne was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. In 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Pichne and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

## Geography

[edit]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 290 metres and covers an area of 16.925 km². According to the 2013 census it had a population of 567 inhabitants.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

## External links

[edit]

* Official website
* Geographic.org

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities of Snina District

* Snina

* Belá nad Cirochou
* Brezovec
* Čukalovce
* Dlhé nad Cirochou
* Dúbrava
* Hostovice
* Hrabová Roztoka
* Jalová
* Kalná Roztoka
* Klenová
* Kolbasov
* Kolonica
* Ladomirov
* Michajlov
* Nová Sedlica
* Osadné
* Parihuzovce
* Pčoliné
* Pichne
* Príslop
* Runina
* Ruská Volová
* Ruský Potok
* Stakčín
* Stakčínska Roztoka
* Strihovce
* Šmigovec
* Topoľa
* Ubľa
* Ulič
* Uličské Krivé
* Zboj
* Zemplínske Hámre

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

|

This Prešov Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[2021]: Population: 2021-12-31. Population density & Total area: 2021-06-30/-07-01. Elevation, Postal code & Area code (last updated): 2015-04-17.
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template