Svetlice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Medzilaborce |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Svetlice in the Prešov Region##Location of Svetlice in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.1667°N 24°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1557 |
Area Total Km2: | 31.63[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 12.21 |
Elevation M: | 326[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,070 |
Population Total: | 81[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 2.69[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1.04 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 067 15 |
Area Code: | +421 57 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | ML |
Svetlice (Светліцї, Hungarian: Világ) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1557. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 336 metres and covers an area of 31.640 km². It has a population of about 160 people.
Notable spots for sightseeing include Svetlice's Greek Catholic Church built in the 1700s and the Bell tower built in the 1800s.[5]