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Municipality in Slovakia
Stakčín
Municipality
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Stakčín is located in Prešov RegionStakčínStakčínLocation of Stakčín in the Prešov RegionShow map of Prešov RegionStakčín is located in SlovakiaStakčínStakčínLocation of Stakčín in SlovakiaShow map of Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°00′10″N 22°14′30″E / 49.00278°N 22.24167°E / 49.00278; 22.24167
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictSnina
First mentioned1567
Area
 • Total167.74 km (64.76 sq mi)
Elevation252 m (827 ft)
Population
 • Total2,374
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code067 61
Area code+421 57
Car plateSV
Websitestakcin.eu

Stakčín (Hungarian: Takcsány, Rusyn: Стащін) is a larger village and a municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies in the Cirocha river valley, at an altitude of 257 metres and with a total area of 167.742 km. According to the 2013 census it had a population of 2452 inhabitants. It lies between the Vihorlat and Bukovské vrchy mountains. The municipality is the seat of the Poloniny National Park governing body.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1492 as Staccyn. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stakčín was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. The area was a battleground in the Slovak-Hungarian War of 1939, as a result of which it again became part of Hungary. On 24 November 1944, the Red Army entered Stakčín and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Stakčín is twinned with:

Notable People

References

  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. ^ "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. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. "Partnerstvo". stakcin.eu (in Slovak). Stakčín. Retrieved 2019-09-09.

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