Šmigovec | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Snina |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Šmigovec in the Prešov Region##Location of Šmigovec in Slovakia |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1569 |
Area Total Km2: | 7.12[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.75 |
Elevation M: | 321[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,053 |
Population Total: | 79[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 11.23[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.34 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 067 74 |
Area Code: | +421 57 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SV |
Šmigovec (Hungarian: Súgó, Шмиґовець) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1569. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Šmigovec 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 Šmigovec and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 326 metres and covers an area of 7.125 km2. According to the 2013 census it had a population of 90 inhabitants.