Petrovce () is a village and municipality in

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 ...

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.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1412.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 325 metres and covers an area of 13.705 km². It has a population of about 440 people.

Ethnicity

The population is 99% Slovak in

ethnicity An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people with shared attributes, which they Collective consciousness, collectively believe to have, and long-term endogamy. Ethnicities share attributes like language, culture, common sets of ancestry, ...

Government

The village relies on the tax and district offices, and

fire brigade A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and ...

Michalovce Michalovce (; , , Romani language, Romani: ''Mihalya'', Yiddish language, Yiddish: מיכאלאָווצע ''Mikhaylovets'' or ''Mykhaylovyts''; ) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia. Originally named after the Archangel St Michael ...

and relies on the police force and birth registry at

Trhovište Trhovište () is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1220 as ''Vasarhel''. Geography The village lies at an elevation of ...

Economy

Sports

Transport

References

Villages and municipalities in Vranov nad Topľou District Šariš {{Prešov-geo-stub