Chotča ( hu, Hocsa) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Stropkov District
Stropkov District (''okres Stropkov'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Zemplín, apart from an area in the
north west around Duplín, Tis ...
in the
Prešov Region
The Prešov Region, also Priashiv Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj, ; hu, Eperjesi kerület; uk, Пряшівський край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 o ...
of north-eastern
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1408.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 226 metres and covers an area of 10.585 km². It has a population of about 569 people.
References
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Villages and municipalities in Stropkov District
Prešov Region
Zemplín (region)
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