Vikartovce
Vikartovce | |
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Municipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Vikartovce Location of Vikartovce in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′37″N 20°09′09″E / 48.99361°N 20.15250°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Poprad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.29[2] km2 (19.42[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 751[3] m (2,464[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,849[1] |
| Postal code | 059 19[3] |
| Area code | +421 52[3] |
| Car plate | PP |
Vikartovce (Hungarian: Hernádfő, German: Weichsdorf, Rusyn: Вікартовце) is a village and large municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.[5]
History
[edit]In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1283. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vikartovce was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 28 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Vikartovce in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
[edit]The municipality lies at an altitude of 756 metres and covers an area of 50.155 km². It has a population of about 1805 people.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]In the village is football club. In 2010 Vikartovce had been a place for Slovakia Furman Championship /Majstrovstvá Slovenska furmanov/.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "MV Photo | Majstrovstvá Slovenska furmanských koní". Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
External links
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