Pušovce

Pušovce
Pušovce
Location of Pušovce in the Prešov Region
Pušovce
Location of Pušovce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°05′N 21°25′E / 49.08°N 21.42°E / 49.08; 21.42
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov Region
DistrictPrešov District
First mentioned1325
Area
 • Total
4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Elevation371 m (1,217 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
563
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
821 4[3]
Area code+421 51[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)PO
Websitewww.obecpusovce.sk

Pušovce (Rusyn: Пушовце, Hungarian: Pósfalva) is a village and municipality in Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

Name

The name comes from a personal name Puš – a founder of the settlement and owner of the property.[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1352.[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 371 metres (1,217 ft)[3] and covers an area of 4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi) (2024).[5]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[6]
Year1994200420142024
Count528549527563
Difference +3.97% −4.00% +6.83%
Population statistic[6]
Year20232024
Count545563
Difference+3.30%

It has a population of 563 people (31 December 2024).[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[8][9]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak51499.41%
Not found out71.35%
Total517

In year 2021 was 517 people by ethnicity 514 as Slovak, 7 as Not found out, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Romani and 1 as Rusyn.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[10]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church45888.59%
Evangelical Church458.7%
None61.16%
Total517

In year 2021 was 517 people by religion 458 from Roman Catholic Church, 45 from Evangelical Church, 6 from None, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from Not found out, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church and 1 from Apostolic Church.

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b Uličný 1990, p. 255.
  5. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  10. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  • Uličný, Ferdinand (1990). Dejiny osídlenia Šariša. Východoslovenské nakladateľstvo. ISBN 80-85174-03-0.