Hanušovce nad Topľou is a town in the Vranov nad Topľou District

Vranov nad Toplou District

Vranov nad Topľou District is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Zemplín, apart from an area around Hanušovce nad Topľou which formed part of the county of...

, Prešov Region

Prešov Region

The Prešov Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 13 districts.-Geography:It is located in north-eastern Slovakia and has an area of 8,975 km². The region has diverse types of landscapes occurring in Slovakia, but mostly highlands and hilly lands dominate the...

 in eastern Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, near the Topľa

Topla

Topla may refer to several villages in Romania, Serbia, or Montenegro:* Topla, a village in Bor District in Serbia* Topla monastery, near Herceg Novi* Topla, a village in Cornereva Commune, Caraş-Severin County...

 river.

Geography

Hanušovce nad Topľou lies at an altitude of 207 metres (679 ft) above sea level

Above mean sea level

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 and covers an area of 14.973 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi). It is located in the Beskidian Piedmont between the ranges of Slanské vrchy and Ondavská vrchovina, 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-west from the district seat Vranov nad Topľou

Vranov nad Toplou

Vranov nad Topľou is a city of approximately 23,000 inhabitants in eastern Slovakia, situated near Košice and Prešov, and between the Topľa River and the Ondava River....

 and 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Prešov

Prešov

Prešov Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies , Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев in Russian and Пряшів in Rusyn and Ukrainian.-Characteristics:The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic...

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Demographics

According to the 2001 census

Census

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, the town had 3,582 inhabitants. 85.01% of inhabitants were Slovaks

Slovaks

The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...

, 14.27% Roma and 0.20% Ukrainians. The religious makeup was 53.41% Roman Catholics, 36.63% Lutherans, 5.19% Greek Catholics and 1.31% people with no religious affiliation.