Svidník
Svidník | |
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Panorama of Svidník | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Svidník Location of Svidník in the Prešov Region Svidník Location of Svidník in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′N 21°34′E / 49.31°N 21.57°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov Region |
| District | Svidník District |
| First mentioned | 1330 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcela Ivančová |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.20 km2 (7.80 sq mi) |
| 2022 | |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 9,647 |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Slovak | 67.2% |
| • Rusyn | 19.2% |
| • Roma | 3.1% |
| • Ukrainian | 2.0% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| • Unreported | 7.6% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Greek Catholic | 38.2% |
| • Orthodox | 25.4% |
| • Roman Catholic | 21.4% |
| • Lutheran | 0.9% |
| • Jehovah's Witness | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| • Non-religious | 4.8% |
| • Unreported | 8.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 890 1 |
| Area code | +421 54 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | SK |
| Website | www |
Svidník (German: Oberswidnik, Rusyn: Свідник, Ukrainian: Свидник) is a town in eastern Slovakia, the capital of the Svidník District in the Prešov Region. It has a population of around 11,000.
There is a monumental Soviet Army Memorial in the city, in memory of Battle of the Dukla Pass.