🇸🇰 Svidník is a town in eastern Slovakia, the capital of the Svidník District in the Prešov Region. There is a monumental Soviet Army Memorial in the city, in memory of Battle of the Dukla Pass.
1Geography It is located in the Ondava Highlands, at the confluence of Ondava and Ladomírka rivers, located around 20 km (12.43 mi) from the Dukla Pass (Polish border) and around 55 km (34.18 mi) north-east of Prešov.
1History The town arose in 1944 by merger of two formerly independent municipalities of Nižný Svidník and Vyšný Svidník. The first written mention stems from 1355 as Scyuidnyk.
1Demographics According to a 2001 census, 79.60% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 13.04% were Rusyns, 4.07% were Ukrainian, 1.50% were of Romani descent and 0.39% were Czechs. The religious make-up was 41.10% Greek Catholics, 25.82% Orthodox, 24.13% Roman Catholics, 5.17% people with no religious affiliation and 0.93
1Svidník has a population of over 12,428 people. Svidník also forms the centre of the wider Svidník District which has a population of over 32,800 people. It is also a part of the larger Prešov Region. Svidník is situated 56 km north-east of Prešov.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Svidník has links with:
🇨🇿 Chrudim, Czech Republic 🇵🇱 Jarosław, Poland 🇲🇰 Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia 🇺🇦 Rakhiv, Ukraine 🇵🇱 Sanok, Poland 🇵🇱 Strzyżów, Poland 🇵🇱 Świdnik, Poland 🇷🇸 Vrbas, Serbia🇩🇪 Schwandorf 49.317
🇨🇦 North Vancouver 49.321
🇩🇪 Neunkirchen 49.344
🇩🇪 Neustadt an der Weinstraße 49.351
🇭🇺 Nyíregyháza 21.727
Locations Near: Svidník 21.5667,49.3
🇸🇰 Bardejov 21.267,49.283 d: 21.8
🇵🇱 Krosno 21.766,49.694 d: 46.1
🇸🇰 Sabinov 21.083,49.1 d: 41.6
🇵🇱 Gorlice 21.15,49.65 d: 49.2
🇸🇰 Michalovce 21.9,48.75 d: 65.8
Antipodal to: Svidník -158.433,-49.3
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16549.9
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16394.3
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15963.5
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15887.8
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12332.7
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12226.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12210.7
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12207.7