Stakčín

Stakčín (Hungarian: Takcsány) is a larger village and a municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

Stakčín
Municipality
Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity
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Coordinates: 49°00′10″N 22°14′30″E / 49.00278°N 22.24167°E / 49.00278; 22.24167
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Snina
First mentioned	1567
Area
• Total	167.74^[2] km² (64.76^[2] sq mi)
Elevation	252^[3] m (827^[3] ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,374^[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	067 61^[3]
Area code	+421 57^[3]
Car plate	SV
Website	stakcin.eu

Geography edit

The municipality lies in the Cirocha river valley, at an altitude of 257 metres and with a total area of 167.742 km². According to the 2013 census it had a population of 2452 inhabitants. It lies between the Vihorlat and Bukovské vrchy mountains. The municipality is the seat of the Poloniny National Park governing body.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1492 as Staccyn. The area was a battleground in the Slovak-Hungarian War.

Stakčín is twinned with:^[5]

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Partnerstvo". stakcin.eu (in Slovak). Stakčín. Retrieved 2019-09-09.

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