Petrikovce

Petrikovce Petrik
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Coordinates: 48°33′N21°52′E / 48.55°N 21.87°E / 48.55; 21.87
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Michalovce District
First mentioned	1411
Area [1]
• Total	5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	103 m (338 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	202
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	720 6 [2]
Area code	+421 56 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	MI
Website	petrikovce.sk

Petrikovce (Hungarian : Petrik) is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1411.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 103 metres (338 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 5.73 km² (2.21 sq mi) (2024). ^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	214	216	183	202
Difference		+0.93%	−15.27%	+10.38%

Population statistic ^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	203	202
Difference		−0.49%

It has a population of 202 people (31 December 2024). ^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[7] [8]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	177	92.67%
Not found out	7	3.66%
Romani	6	3.14%
Hungarian	4	2.09%
Czech	3	1.57%
English	2	1.04%
Total	191

In year 2021 was 191 people by ethnicity 177 as Slovak, 7 as Not found out, 6 as Romani, 4 as Hungarian, 3 as Czech, 2 as English 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 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	87	45.55%
Greek Catholic Church	70	36.65%
None	9	4.71%
Eastern Orthodox Church	7	3.66%
Not found out	7	3.66%
Calvinist Church	4	2.09%
Christian Congregations in Slovakia	4	2.09%
Islam	2	1.05%
Total	191

In year 2021 was 191 people by religion 87 from Roman Catholic Church, 70 from Greek Catholic Church, 9 from None, 7 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 7 from Not found out, 4 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Islam and 1 from Evangelical 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. "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.