Benkovce | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Vranov nad Topľou |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Benkovce in the Prešov Region##Location of Benkovce in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.95°N 64°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1363 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.239 |
Elevation M: | 138 |
Population Total: | 532 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 094 02 (pošta Slovenská Kajňa) |
Area Code: | 057 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | VT |
Benkovce (Hungarian: Benkőfalva, until 1899: Hungarian: Benkócz) is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1363.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 138 metres and covers an area of 8.239 km².
According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 532 inhabitants: 515 Slovaks and 17 others unspecified.[1]
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"