Cejkov

Cejkov (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtsejkɔw]; Hungarian: Céke) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Cejkov Céke
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.47°N 21.77°E / 48.47; 21.77
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Trebišov District
First mentioned	1381
Area [1]
• Total	20.84 km2 (8.05 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	161 m (528 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,146
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	760 5[2]
Area code	+421 56[2]
Car plate	TV
Website	cejkov.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1381.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 161 metres (528 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 20.84 km² (8.05 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1217	1206	1157	1127
Difference		−0.90%	−4.06%	−2.59%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1138	1127
Difference		−0.96%

It has a population of 1127 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1133	96.75%
Not found out	25	2.13%
Total	1171

In year 2021 was 1171 people by ethnicity 1133 as Slovak, 25 as Not found out, 11 as Hungarian, 9 as Rusyn, 8 as Czech, 5 as Romani, 1 as Ukrainian 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+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	660	56.36%
None	210	17.93%
Greek Catholic Church	203	17.34%
Eastern Orthodox Church	56	4.78%
Not found out	18	1.54%
Calvinist Church	13	1.11%
Total	1171

In year 2021 was 1171 people by religion 660 from Roman Catholic Church, 210 from None, 203 from Greek Catholic Church, 56 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 18 from Not found out, 13 from Calvinist Church, 5 from Evangelical Church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Other and 1 from Apostolic Church.

Notable people

• Ján Pivarník, football player and coach

Facilities

The village has a public library, a gymnasium and a football pitch. It also has a doctors surgery.^{[clarification needed]}

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1772-1895 (parish A)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1773-1895 (parish A)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1816-1895 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia