Lackovce

Lackovce
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°56′N21°58′E / 48.94°N 21.96°E / 48.94; 21.96
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Humenné District
First mentioned	1451
Area [1]
• Total	3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	157 m (515 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	927
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	660 1 [2]
Area code	+421 57 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	HE
Website	www.lackovce.sk

Lackovce is a village and municipality in Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 157 metres (515 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 3.59 km² (1.39 sq mi) (2024). ^[4] Lackovce is situated at the confluence of the Laborec and a side stream.

History

The first mention of the village was in 1451. Until the Treaty of Trianon the community belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary, to Zemplén, a district of Humenné, later to Czechoslovakia, during World War II and from 1993 to Slovakia.

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	0	578	702	927
Difference		–	+21.45%	+32.05%

Population statistic ^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	901	927
Difference		+2.88%

It has a population of 927 people (31 December 2024). ^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[7] [8]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	798	95.68%
Rusyn	70	8.39%
Not found out	13	1.55%
Total	834

In year 2021 was 834 people by ethnicity 798 as Slovak, 70 as Rusyn, 13 as Not found out, 8 as Ukrainian, 5 as Albanian, 4 as Czech, 4 as German, 3 as Russian, 2 as Polish, 1 as Chinese, 1 as Italian, 1 as Hungarian, 1 as Other and 1 as English.

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	528	63.31%
Greek Catholic Church	153	18.35%
None	86	10.31%
Eastern Orthodox Church	29	3.48%
Jehovah's Witnesses	16	1.92%
Not found out	9	1.08%
Total	834

In year 2021 was 834 people by religion 528 from Roman Catholic Church, 153 from Greek Catholic Church, 86 from None, 29 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 16 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 9 from Not found out, 8 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia.

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
4. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
5. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
6. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
7. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
8. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
9. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.