Žbince

Village and municipality in Kosice Region, Slovakia

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48°40′N 21°53′E / 48.667°N 21.883°E / 48.667; 21.883CountrySlovakiaRegionKosice RegionDistrictMichalovce DistrictArea

• Total15.06^[2] km² (5.81^[2] sq mi)Elevation

104^[3] m (341^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,002^[1]Area code+421 56^[3]

Žbince (Hungarian: Nagycseb) is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. The village lies at an altitude of 106 metres (348 ft) and covers an area of 15.069 square kilometres (5.818 sq mi). It has a population of about 950.

General information

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1221.

Ethnicity

The population is about 90% Slovak and 10% Roma in ethnicity.

Buildings and infrastructure

The village has a church, St Anna's Church, which was built in 1323 along with a small public library, a gymnasium and a football pitch; but the nearest railway station is in the adjacent village Hatalov.

Gallery

The defunct Barkóczy manor house in Žbince, built in the 1890s

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.