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Municipality in Košice Region, Slovakia
Slatvina Szlatvin
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Coordinates: 48°58′N 20°51′E / 48.97°N 20.85°E / 48.97; 20.85
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictSpišská Nová Ves District
First mentioned1246
Area
 • Total4.41 km (1.70 sq mi)
Elevation460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
 • Total303
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code536 1
Area code+421 53
Car plateSN
Websiteslatvina.eu

Slatvina (Hungarian: Szlatvin) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia. It has a population of 334 inhabitants as of 2017.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1246 as a zek and was originally a place of border guards of the emerging Hungarian state. Therefore, the local nobles wore the title de Szék. It was not until 1525 that the Slavic name form emerged as Szlatwin. Before that year, the village was owned by the Zsigray family, after which it came under the dominion of the Spiš Castle and thus under landlords such as Zápolya , Thurzo and Csáky. In 1828 there were 29 houses and 218 inhabitants whose main source of income was agriculture.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 479 metres and covers an area of 4.408 km². It has a population of about 305 people.

References

  1. "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.
  2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "Slatvina - Okres Spišská Nová Ves - E-OBCE.sk".

External links

Municipalities of Spišská Nová Ves District
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