Stropkov District (''okres Stropkov'') is a
district
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in the
Prešov Region
The Prešov Region (, ; ), also Priashiv Region (, ), is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 of which have town status. The region was established in 1996 and is the mos ...
of eastern
Slovakia
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.
Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the
county of Kingdom of Hungary of
Zemplín, apart from an area in the
north west around
Duplín,
Tisinec,
Krušinec,
Výškovce,
Vislava,
Oľšavka,
Gribov and
Kožuchovce which formed part of the county of
Šariš.
Municipalities
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Baňa
Baňa () is a village and municipality in the Stropkov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1957.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of and cove ...
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Breznica
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Breznička
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Brusnica
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Bukovce
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Bystrá
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Bžany
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Duplín
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Gribov
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Havaj
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Chotča
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Jakušovce
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Kolbovce
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Korunková
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Kožuchovce
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Krišlovce
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Kručov
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Krušinec
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Lomné
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Makovce
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Malá Poľana
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Miková
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Miňovce
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Mrázovce
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Nižná Olšava
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Oľšavka
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Potoky
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Potôčky
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Soľník
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Staškovce
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Stropkov
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Šandal
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Tisinec
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Tokajík
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Turany nad Ondavou
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Varechovce
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Veľkrop
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Vislava
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Vladiča
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Vojtovce
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Výškovce
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Vyšná Olšava
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Vyšný Hrabovec
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census, 16,719 people in the Stropkov District were
Slovak, 1,375 were
Ruthenian, and 1,233 were
Roma. Also according to the 2011 Census 9,351 people were
Roman Catholic
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, and 8,034 were
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, and 1,370 were
Orthodox.
References
Districts of Prešov Region
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