Svinica (; ) is a village and municipality in

Košice-okolie District Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; , lit. 'Košice-Surroundings') is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It surrounds the city of Košice, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the d ...

in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Etymology

''Svinia'' or ''Svinná'', later ''Svinica'', derived from ''sviňa'' (

Proto-Slavic Proto-Slavic (abbreviated PSl., PS.; also called Common Slavic or Common Slavonic) is the unattested, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages. It represents Slavic speech approximately from the 2nd millennium BC through the 6th ...

''svinьja'') - a pig. 1276 ''Zyna'', 1369 ''Scwynycza'', 1427 ''Szyna,'' 1430 ''Zwynne''.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1276 as belonging to paladin Omodey, lords of Füzér Castle. In the 13th century it belonged to Perényi family and it began an important market place. In 1772 it passed to Szerencsy falily.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 250 metres and covers an area of 27.106 km². The municipality has a population of about 815 people.

References

External links

*http://www.cassovia.sk/obce/svinica/ Villages and municipalities in Košice-okolie District {{Košice-okolie-geo-stub