Šarišské Sokolovce

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Šarišské Sokolovce is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

Village Small clustered human settlement smaller than a town

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.

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Sabinov District is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. It lies on the highlands of Šarišská vrchovina. The district had been established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. Food, pharmaceutical and clothing industry and located foremost in its towns and Šarišské Michaľany. In the district are three recreational centers, mainly used during winter and skiing season. Overall, the district suffers from the high unemployment rate. In Sabinov district are 43 municipalities, in two of them are towns.

Names and etymology

The former Slovak name Tolčemeš derives from Hungarian Tóth – Slav/Slovak and sólyom – a hawk (Slovak sokol).^[1] It was given its current official name in 1948.

Slovak or less frequently Slovakian is a West Slavic language. It is called slovenský jazyk or slovenčina in the language itself.

Slavs are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group who speak the various Slavic languages of the larger Balto-Slavic linguistic group. They are native to Eurasia, stretching from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe all the way north and eastwards to Northeast Europe, Northern Asia (Siberia), the Caucasus, and Central Asia as well as historically in Western Europe and Western Asia. From the early 6th century they spread to inhabit the majority of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Today, there is a large Slavic diaspora throughout North America, particularly in the United States and Canada as a result of immigration.

The Slovaks or Slovak people are a nation and West Slavic ethnic group native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak the Slovak language.

History

The village was probably founded already in the 11th or the 12th century by Slovak falconers.^[1] In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1307.^[1]

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Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 431 metres and covers an area of 12.268 km². It has a population of about 515 people.

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References

1 2 3 Uličný, Ferdinand (1990). Dejiny osídlenia Šariša[History of settlement in Šariš] (in Slovak). Košice: Východoslovenské vydavateľstvo. ISBN 80-85174-03-0.

External links

http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

Coordinates: 49°07′N21°10′E / 49.117°N 21.167°E / 49.117; 21.167

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[ulicny-1] 1 2 3 Uličný, Ferdinand (1990). Dejiny osídlenia Šariša[History of settlement in Šariš] (in Slovak). Košice: Východoslovenské vydavateľstvo. ISBN 80-85174-03-0.