Hanušovce nad Topľou () is a town in the

Vranov nad Topľou District Vranov nad Topľou District () 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 Zemplén, apart from an area around Hanušovce nad Topľou which formed ...

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in eastern

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, near the

Topľa Topľa (, ) is a river in eastern Slovakia and right tributary of the Ondava. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It rises in the Čergov, Čergov mountains, flows through Ondava Highlands, Beskids, Beskidian Piedmont, Eastern Slovak Hill ...

river.

History

The first written record about the town was in 1332 under name ''Hanusa''.

Geography

Hanušovce nad Topľou lies at an altitude of

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and covers an area of . It is located in the Beskidian Piedmont between the ranges of Slanské vrchy and Ondavská vrchovina, north-west from the district seat

Vranov nad Topľou Vranov nad Topľou (Slovak language, Slovak before 1927 and from 1944–1969: ''Vranov''; / ''Vronau an der Töpl'' (rare); ; ) is a town of approximately 20,500 inhabitants in eastern Slovakia, situated near Košice and Prešov, and between ...

and east of

Prešov Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city i ...

Demographics

According to the 2001

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, the town had 3,582 inhabitants. 85.01% of inhabitants were

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, 14.27%

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and 0.20%

Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth ...

. The religious makeup was 53.41%

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, 36.63%

Lutherans Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation in 15 ...

, 5.19%

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and 1.31% people with no religious affiliation.
According to the 2011

, the town had 3,741 inhabitants. 2,961 of inhabitants were

, 641

and 139 others and unspecified.

Twin towns — sister cities

Hanušovce nad Topľou is twinned with: *

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, Poland *

Nozdrzec Nozdrzec is a village in Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nozdrzec. It lies approximately north-east of Brzozów and south-east of the regiona ...

, Poland *

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, Czech Republic

References

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive (Státný Archiv) in Prešov, Slovakia * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1853-1910 (parish A) * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1847-1939 (parish B) * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1810-1896 (parish A)

External links

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of living people in Hanusovce nad Toplou
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