Závadka, Humenné District

Závadka
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°56′N21°50′E / 48.93°N 21.84°E / 48.93; 21.84
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Humenné District
First mentioned	1557
Area [1]
• Total	5.70 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	152 m (499 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	560
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.zavadkahe.sk

Závadka is a village and municipality in Humenné District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1557.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 152 metres (499 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 5.70 km² (2.20 sq mi) (2024). ^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	470	526	534	560
Difference		+11.91%	+1.52%	+4.86%

Population statistic ^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	553	560
Difference		+1.26%

It has a population of 560 people (31 December 2024). ^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[7] [8]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	533	99.07%
Rusyn	6	1.11%
Total	538

In year 2021 was 538 people by ethnicity 533 as Slovak, 6 as Rusyn, 3 as Not found out, 2 as Russian, 2 as Austrian, 2 as Other, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Romani and 1 as Hungarian.

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	464	86.25%
Greek Catholic Church	40	7.43%
None	27	5.02%
Total	538

In year 2021 was 538 people by religion 464 from Roman Catholic Church, 40 from Greek Catholic Church, 27 from None, 2 from Not found out, 2 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Ad hoc movements and 1 from Other.

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.