Hostovice | |
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 Hostovice in the Prešov Region##Location of Hostovice in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.1167°N 31°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1354 |
Area Total Km2: | 29.04[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.21 |
Elevation M: | 358[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,175 |
Population Total: | 248[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 8.61[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 3.32 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 067 35 |
Area Code: | +421 57 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SV |
Hostovice (German: Vendégi, Гостовіцї) is a village and municipality in Snina District of the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1354. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Hostovice was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Hostovice and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 387 metres and covers an area of 29.043 km2. It has a population of about 350 people.