Fričovce () is a village and municipality in
Prešov District
Prešov District (''okres Prešov'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, ...
in the
Prešov Region
The Prešov Region (, ; ), also Priashiv Region (, ), is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 of which have town status. The region was established in 1996 and is the mos ...
of eastern
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
.
History
In
historical records the village was first mentioned in 1320. One of the oldest breweries in the country can be found there, Zapovca.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 462 metres and covers an area of 8.57 km
2. It has a population of about 1,080 people.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788–1895 (parish A)
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1834–1895 (parish B)
See also
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List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
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of living people in Fricovce
Villages and municipalities in Prešov District
Šariš
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