Kapišová

Kapišová (Rusyn: Капішова; Hungarian: Kapisó) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

Kapišová
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.33°N 21.60°E / 49.33; 21.60
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Svidník District
First mentioned	1548
Area [1]
• Total	6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	259 m (850 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	457
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	900 1[2]
Area code	+421 54[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	SK
Website	www.kapisova.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1548.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 259 metres (850 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 6.61 km² (2.55 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	342	377	424	457
Difference		+10.23%	+12.46%	+7.78%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	461	457
Difference		−0.86%

It has a population of 457 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	399	88.66%
Rusyn	157	34.88%
Romani	119	26.44%
Not found out	14	3.11%
Total	450

In year 2021 was 450 people by ethnicity 399 as Slovak, 157 as Rusyn, 119 as Romani, 14 as Not found out, 3 as Czech, 3 as Other, 2 as English, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Italian and 1 as Polish.

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
Greek Catholic Church	358	79.56%
Eastern Orthodox Church	31	6.89%
Roman Catholic Church	26	5.78%
None	24	5.33%
Not found out	7	1.56%
Total	450

In year 2021 was 450 people by religion 358 from Greek Catholic Church, 31 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 26 from Roman Catholic Church, 24 from None, 7 from Not found out, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Evangelical Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

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): 1788-1925 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia