Čerhov

Čerhov Csörgő
Municipality
Flag
Čerhov Location of Čerhov in the Košice Region Show map of Košice Region Čerhov Location of Čerhov in Slovakia Show map of Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°28′N21°39′E / 48.47°N 21.65°E / 48.47; 21.65
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Trebišov District
First mentioned	1329
Area [1]
• Total	8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	129 m (423 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	754
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	768 1 [2]
Area code	+421 56 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	TV
Website	cerhov.sk

Čerhov (Hungarian : Csörgő) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1076.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 129 metres (423 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 8.53 km² (3.29 sq mi) (2024). ^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	671	819	765	754
Difference		+22.05%	−6.59%	−1.43%

Population statistic ^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	754	754
Difference		+0%

It has a population of 754 people (31 December 2024). ^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[7] [8]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	682	91.05%
Not found out	55	7.34%
Romani	20	2.67%
Total	749

In year 2021 was 749 people by ethnicity 682 as Slovak, 55 as Not found out, 20 as Romani, 7 as Hungarian, 5 as Rusyn, 4 as Czech, 2 as German, 2 as Other and 1 as Jewish.

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 he has permanent residence there (he 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+ %) ^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	366	48.87%
Greek Catholic Church	220	29.37%
None	71	9.48%
Not found out	59	7.88%
Eastern Orthodox Church	13	1.74%
Calvinist Church	10	1.34%
Total	749

In year 2021 was 749 people by religion 366 from Roman Catholic Church, 220 from Greek Catholic Church, 71 from None, 59 from Not found out, 13 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 10 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Other, 3 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses and 2 from Evangelical Church.

Facilities

The village has a public library and a swimming pool.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1849-1922 (parish B)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1770-1895 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1770-1933 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

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. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
4. "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.
5. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
6. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
7. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
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.

External links

• Surnames of living people in Cerhov