Pichne | |
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 Pichne in the Prešov Region##Location of Pichne in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.0333°N 30°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1312 |
Area Total Km2: | 16.92[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.53 |
Elevation M: | 278[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 912 |
Population Total: | 558[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 32.99[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 12.74 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 069 01 |
Area Code: | +421 57 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SV |
Pichne (Hungarian: Tüskés, Пыхнї) 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 1312. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Pichne was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. In 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Pichne and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 290 metres and covers an area of 16.925 km². According to the 2013 census it had a population of 567 inhabitants.