Falkušovce

Falkušovce

Falkus
Falkušovce Falkus
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 48°37′46″N 21°50′43″E / 48.62944°N 21.84528°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Michalovce District
First mentioned	1290
Area
• Total	9.45 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Elevation	103 m (338 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	667
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	720 5
Area code	+421 56
Car plate	MI
Website	www.obecfalkusovce.sk

Falkušovce (Hungarian: Falkus) is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1290. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

The village lies at an altitude of 104 metres and covers an area of 9.44 km² (3.64 sq mi) (2020-06-30/-07-01).^[4]

It has a population of 659 people (2020-12-31).^[5] The population is about 95% Slovak in ethnicity.

The village relies on the tax and district offices, and fire brigade at Michalovce and the police force at Trhovište.

The village has a small public library, a post office, and food stores.

The village has a football pitch.

The nearest railway station is 6 kilometres away.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"

^ "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 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-07-05.

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