Budkovce

Budkovce (Hungarian: Butka [ˈbutkɒ]) a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Budkovce Butka
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.63°N 21.93°E / 48.63; 21.93
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Michalovce District
First mentioned	1319
Area [1]
• Total	19.83 km2 (7.66 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	102 m (335 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	1,505
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	721 5[2]
Area code	+421 56[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	MI
Website	budkovce.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1319. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 102 metres and covers an area of 75.87 km² (29.29 sq mi) (2024).^[4][5]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[6]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1552	1476	1505	1505
Difference		−4.89%	+1.96%	+0%

Population statistic^[6]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1490	1505
Difference		+1.00%

It has a population of 1505 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[8][9]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1432	95.59%
Not found out	36	2.4%
Hungarian	15	1%
Total	1498

In year 2021 was 1498 people by ethnicity 1432 as Slovak, 36 as Not found out, 15 as Hungarian, 11 as Romani, 9 as Czech, 6 as Ukrainian, 4 as Russian, 3 as Polish, 3 as Other, 2 as Rusyn and 1 as German.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[10]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	953	63.62%
None	227	15.15%
Greek Catholic Church	186	12.42%
Eastern Orthodox Church	37	2.47%
Not found out	33	2.2%
Calvinist Church	19	1.27%
Evangelical Church	17	1.13%
Total	1498

In year 2021 was 1498 people by religion 953 from Roman Catholic Church, 227 from None, 186 from Greek Catholic Church, 37 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 33 from Not found out, 19 from Calvinist Church, 17 from Evangelical Church, 9 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 9 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 5 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

Government

The village relies on the tax and district offices, police force and fire brigade at Michalovce although the village has its own birth registry.

Economy

The village has a post office, a Slovak bank and insurance company and a number of food stores.

Sports

The village has a football pitch and a gymnasium.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Presov, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1850-1895 (parish A)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1756-1904 (parish B)
• Reformed church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1793-1938 (parish B)

Gallery

• 
  Holy Trinity church (est. 14th century) in Budkovce
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  Memorial to the executed victims of the 1831 East Slovak Peasant Uprising
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  Standard gauge and broad gauge railway and broad gauge freight station in Budkovce

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Michalovce District
• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia