Hunkovce | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Svidník |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hunkovce in the Prešov Region##Location of Hunkovce in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.3606°N 21.6517°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1548 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.96[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.69 |
Elevation M: | 294[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 965 |
Population Total: | 325[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 46.91[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 18.11 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 090 03 |
Area Code: | +421 54 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SK |
Hunkovce (rue|Гунківцї; hu|Felsőhunkóc) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1548.
During World War II the huge Battle of the Dukla Pass took place in the area around Hunkovce. Today the town has a German World War II cemetery which contains the graves of approx. 3,000 German soldiers that participated in the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 310 metres and covers an area of 6.960 km2. It has a population of about 341 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"