Zemplín (village)

Zemplín (Hungarian: Zemplén) is a village and municipality in Trebišov District of the Košice Region.

This article is about the village in Slovakia. For other uses, see Zemplín.
Zemplín
Zemplén
Municipality
Reformed church
Zemplín
Location in Slovakia
Zemplín
Location in Košice Region
Coordinates: 48°26′N 21°49′E
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictTrebišov
First mentioned1214
Government
 • MayorMiklós Takács (SMK-MKP)
Area
 • Total14.66[1] km2 (5.66[1] sq mi)
Elevation
110[2] m (360[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total356[3]
Postal code
076 34[2]
Area code(s)+421 56[2]
Car plateTV

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1214.[4]

During the Nazi occupation of Hungary in 1944, Zemplín’s entire Jewish population was hunted down and deported to concentration camps, where they were soon murdered.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 106 metres and covers an area of 14,67 km².[5] It is located near the junction point of the rivers Ondava and Latorica (tributaries of the river Bodrog) in eastern Slovakia. Zemplín is also the location of Zemplín Castle, former administrative center of the former Zemplén County during the time the Kingdom of Hungary ruled the area.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, 64.2% of inhabitants were Hungarians and 35.8% were Slovaks.

In 2019 the village had a population of 368.[6]

References
  1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. http://www.obeczemplin.sk/
  5. "Úrad geodézie, kartografie a katastra Slovenskej republiky - Registre obnovenej evidencie pozemkov".
  6. "DATAcube".


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