Fintice

Fintice (Hungarian: Finta) is a village and municipality in Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

Fintice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.05°N 21.30°E / 49.05; 21.30
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Prešov District
First mentioned	1272
Area [1]
• Total	11.24 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	271 m (889 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,401
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	821 6[2]
Area code	+421 51[2]
Car plate	PO
Website	www.fintice.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 271 metres (889 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 11.24 km² (4.34 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1455	1676	1942	2550
Difference		+15.18%	+15.87%	+31.30%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	2445	2550
Difference		+4.29%

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[6][7]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	2137	98.61%
Rusyn	38	1.75%
Total	2167

In year 2021 was 2167 people by ethnicity 2137 as Slovak, 38 as Rusyn, 16 as Czech, 8 as Not found out, 4 as Other, 3 as Ukrainian, 1 as Romani, 1 as Russian, 1 as Hungarian and 1 as English.

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+ %)^[8]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1807	83.39%
None	173	7.98%
Greek Catholic Church	118	5.45%
Evangelical Church	26	1.2%
Total	2167

In year 2021 was 2167 people by religion 1807 from Roman Catholic Church, 173 from None, 118 from Greek Catholic Church, 26 from Evangelical Church, 14 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 7 from Not found out, 5 from Ad hoc movements, 4 from Church of the Brethren, 4 from Apostolic Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Other, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Buddhism.

Industry

Mining^[9][10]

Place	Material	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
DP Fintice	andesite 2.49	197.68 kt	189.11 kt	199.16 kt	15.117 kt	192.08 kt	193 kt
DP Fintice	andesite 2.62	4.44 kt	56.285 kt	30.15 kt	181.23 kt	107 kt	68 kt
Sum		202.12 kt	245.395 kt	229.31 kt	196.347 kt	299.08 kt	261 kt

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1809–1895 (parish B)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1818–1895 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1704–1895 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia