Stakčínska Roztoka

Municipality in Slovakia

49°00′0″N 22°17′0″E / 49.00000°N 22.28333°E / 49.00000; 22.28333Country

SlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictSninaFirst mentioned1574Area

• Total15.15^[2] km² (5.85^[2] sq mi)Elevation

359^[3] m (1,178^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total296^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

067 61^[3]

Area code+421 57^[3]Car plateSVWebsiteobecstakcinskaroztoka.webnode.sk

Stakčínska Roztoka (Hungarian: Zuhatag, Rusyn: Стащіньска Ростока) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1574. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stakčínska Roztoka was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. As a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was from 1939 to 1944 again part of Hungary. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army entered Stakčínska Roztoka and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 370 metres and covers an area of 15.154 km². According to the 2013 census it had a population of 333 inhabitants.

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.