Svidník District (''okres Svidník'') is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

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, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

. Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Šariš (Sáros).

Municipalities

* Belejovce * Beňadikovce * Bodružal * Cernina * Cigla * Dlhoňa * Dobroslava * Dubová * Dukovce *

Fijaš Fijaš (; ) is a village and municipality in the Svidník District, in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1414. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 240 ...

* Giraltovce * Havranec * Hrabovčík * Hunkovce * Jurkova Voľa * Kalnište * Kapišová * Kečkovce * Kobylnice * Korejovce * Kračúnovce * Krajná Bystrá * Krajná Poľana * Krajná Porúbka * Krajné Čierno * Kružlová * Kuková * Kurimka * Ladomirová * Lúčka * Lužany pri Topli * Matovce * Medvedie * Mestisko * Mičakovce * Miroľa * Mlynárovce * Nižná Jedľová * Nižná Pisaná * Nižný Komárnik * Nižný Mirošov * Nižný Orlík * Nová Polianka * Okrúhle * Príkra * Pstriná * Radoma * Rakovčík * Rovné * Roztoky * Soboš * Stročín * Svidnička *

Svidník Svidník (, , , ) is a town in eastern Slovakia, the capital of the Svidník District in the Prešov Region. It has a population of around 11,000. There is a monumental Soviet Army Memorial in the city, in memory of Battle of the Dukla Pass. Geog ...

* Šarbov * Šarišský Štiavnik * Šemetkovce * Štefurov * Vagrinec * Valkovce * Vápeník * Vyšná Jedľová * Vyšná Pisaná * Vyšný Komárnik * Vyšný Mirošov * Vyšný Orlík * Železník * Želmanov

Notable people

* Fedor Vico (born 1944), Slovak caricaturist born in Šapinec ( Okrúhle)

References

Districts of Prešov Region {{Prešov-geo-stub