Nová Sedlica

Nová Sedlica (Hungarian: Újszék; Rusyn: Новоселіця, Novosedlitsia; Ukrainian: Нова Седлиця, Nova sedlytsia) is the easternmost village and municipality in Slovakia (the easternmost point is the Mt. Kremenec, the tripoint Slovakia-Ukraine-Poland is located at its summit), in Snina District in the Prešov Region.

Nová Sedlica
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.08°N 22.57°E / 49.08; 22.57
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Snina District
First mentioned	1630
Area [1]
• Total	32.81 km2 (12.67 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	389 m (1,276 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	239
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	676 8[2]
Area code	+421 57[2]
Car plate	SV

The village, situated in the buffer zone of the Poloniny National Park, offers easy access to most of the National Park's hiking trails. Stužica, a component of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site is also close to the village.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 421 metres and covers an area of 32.806 km². According to the 2013 census it had 293 inhabitants. The closest town is Snina, 43 km away.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1630. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Nová Sedlica was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. From 1939 to 1944, as a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was again part of Hungary. On 16 October 1944, the Red Army entered Nová Sedlica and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	373	323	290	231
Difference		−13.40%	−10.21%	−20.34%

Population statistic^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	236	231
Difference		−2.11%

It has a population of 231 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[6][7]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	216	86.05%
Rusyn	172	68.52%
Not found out	4	1.59%
Ukrainian	3	1.19%
Total	251

In year 2021 was 251 people by ethnicity 216 as Slovak, 172 as Rusyn, 4 as Not found out, 3 as Ukrainian, 2 as Czech, 1 as Romani and 1 as German.

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
Eastern Orthodox Church	190	75.7%
None	25	9.96%
Greek Catholic Church	15	5.98%
Jehovah's Witnesses	11	4.38%
Roman Catholic Church	6	2.39%
Not found out	4	1.59%
Total	251

In year 2021 was 251 people by religion 190 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 25 from None, 15 from Greek Catholic Church, 11 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 6 from Roman Catholic Church and 4 from Not found out.