Secovce
Encyclopedia
Sečovce is a town
in the Trebišov District
in the Košice Region
of south-eastern Slovakia
.
of Hungary
. In 1494 was built Roman Catholic church in Gothic architecture
style. Since 15th century started gradual development of trade. There were renowned market
s and a lots of shoemakers, saddler
s, potter
s and furriers. Later were built post office (1783), telegraph office (1868), telephone office (1890), railway with train station (1904) and museum (1954), which was moved to Trebišov
in 1981.
lies at an altitude
of 149 metres and covers an area
of 32.658 km².
It has a population
of about 7,888 people.
, the town had 7,819 inhabitants. 95.89% of inhabitants were Slovaks
, 2.17% Roma, 0.47% Czechs
and 0.22% Hungarians. The religious makeup was 47.05% Roman Catholics, 25.71% Greek Catholics, 18.11% people with no religious affiliation and 1.83% Lutherans.
, and outpatient health facilities of a general practitioner and children and adolescents. The town has a public library
, a cultural house and a movie theater
. The town also has a post office
, a petrol station, a garage, and a number of general and food stores. It also has a Slovakian commercial bank
and insurance company.
In Sečovce are a few factories
- Palma Agro (produce vegetable oils), Silometal (produce metal silo
s and containers), Sonap (produce clothing
), Valter (produce sock
s), Lesy SR (wood
processing), Simkovic-Protektor s.r.o./SPR Retreading Solutions (truck and EM tyre retreads producer)
, a gym
, fitness and a sport hall.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Trebišov District
Trebišov District
Trebišov District is a district inthe Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Zemplín, apart from a small area...
in the Košice Region
Košice Region
The Košice Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of 6,752 km²...
of south-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...
.
History
The town was first mentioned in year 1255 in the list of king Béla IVBéla IV of Hungary
Béla IV , King of Hungary and of Croatia , duke of Styria 1254–58. One of the most famous kings of Hungary, he distinguished himself through his policy of strengthening of the royal power following the example of his grandfather Bela III, and by the rebuilding Hungary after the catastrophe of the...
of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. In 1494 was built Roman Catholic church in Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
style. Since 15th century started gradual development of trade. There were renowned market
Market
A market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...
s and a lots of shoemakers, saddler
Saddler
Saddler is both a skilled trade and a surname. As a trade, it refers to the occupation of making saddles.Saddler may refer to* Osmund Saddler* Sandy SaddlerAlso* Saddler, reporting name for the R-16 missile...
s, potter
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
s and furriers. Later were built post office (1783), telegraph office (1868), telephone office (1890), railway with train station (1904) and museum (1954), which was moved to Trebišov
Trebišov
Trebišov is a small industrial town in the easternmost part of Slovakia, with a population of around 23,000. The town is an administrative, economic and cultural center with machine and building materials industries.-History:...
in 1981.
Geography
The townTown
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
lies at an altitude
Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context...
of 149 metres and covers an area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
of 32.658 km².
It has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of about 7,888 people.
Demographics
According to the 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, the town had 7,819 inhabitants. 95.89% 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...
, 2.17% Roma, 0.47% Czechs
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
and 0.22% Hungarians. The religious makeup was 47.05% Roman Catholics, 25.71% Greek Catholics, 18.11% people with no religious affiliation and 1.83% Lutherans.
Economy and facilities
The town has a pharmacyPharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
, and outpatient health facilities of a general practitioner and children and adolescents. The town has a public library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, a cultural house and a movie theater
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
. The town also has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, a petrol station, a garage, and a number of general and food stores. It also has a Slovakian commercial bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
and insurance company.
In Sečovce are a few factories
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
- Palma Agro (produce vegetable oils), Silometal (produce metal silo
Silo
A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials.Silo may also refer to:* Silo , a 3D modeling software* Silo , a defunct chain of retail electronics stores* SILO , used in Linux...
s and containers), Sonap (produce clothing
Clothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
), Valter (produce sock
Sock
A sock is an item of clothing worn on the feet. The foot is among the heaviest producers of sweat in the body, as it is able to produce over of perspiration per day. Socks help to absorb this sweat and draw it to areas where air can evaporate the perspiration. In cold environments, socks decrease...
s), Lesy SR (wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
processing), Simkovic-Protektor s.r.o./SPR Retreading Solutions (truck and EM tyre retreads producer)
Sport
The town has a football pitchAssociation football pitch
An association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
, a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
, fitness and a sport hall.
Famous people
- Štefan Sečovský (16th century), evangelical preacher, writer, composer, pedagogue
- Štefan Gáboréczy (16th century), evangelical writer
- Andrej FáyAndrás FáyAndrás Fáy was a Hungarian poet and author.He was born at Kohány in the county of Zemplén, and was educated for the law at the Protestant college of Sárospatak. His Mesék , the first edition of which appeared at Vienna in 1820, evinced his powers of satire and invention, and won him the...
(1786 – 1864), lawyer, businessman, politician, writer, playwright - Emery RothEmery RothEmery Roth was an American architect who designed many of the definitive New York City hotels and apartment buildings of the 1920s and 30s, incorporating Beaux-Arts and Art Deco details...
(1871 – 1948), architect - Herman Jarkovský (1898 – ?), photographer, businessman, musician (violin and cello), music teacher
- Július Muľarský (1910), politician (KSČCommunist Party of CzechoslovakiaThe Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992....
), warrior against fascism - Ján Murín (1913 – 1990), theologian, religious activist, warrior against communism, victim of communism
- Ján Bavorský (1918), lawyer, university professor
- Štefan Korčmároš (1919 – 1985), historian, chronicler, writer, pedagogue, cultural activist
- Vojtech Jenčík (1920 – 1976), theologian, priest, poet, warrior against communism, victim of communism
- Jozef Švagrovský (1921 – 1985), paleontologist, university professor
- Andrej Mikloš (1924 – 2002), economist, cultural activist
- Gejza ŠimanskýGejza ŠimanskýGejza Šimanský was a former Slovak footballer who played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava and FC Tatran Prešov during the 1940s and 1950s.-Club career:...
(1924 – 2007), football player - Mikuláš Kasarda (1925), poet, pedagogue
- Dionýz Čollak (1926 – 2004), veterinary surgeon, university professor
- Ingrid Lukáčová (1969), poet
- Michal Besterci (1937), metallurgy engineer, university professor
- Ingrid TimkováIngrid TimkováIngrid Timková is a Slovak actress. She is most notable for appearing in the first Czecho-Slovak film produced after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Anjel Milosrdenstva , directed by Miloslav Luther...
(1967), actress and director