Proč

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

Proč
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Coordinates: 49.10°N 21.40°E / 49.10; 21.40
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Prešov District
First mentioned	1423
Area [1]
• Total	5.86 km2 (2.26 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	473 m (1,552 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	416
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	821 4[2]
Area code	+421 51[2]
Car plate	PO
Website	proc.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1423.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 473 metres (1,552 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 5.85 km² (2.26 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	465	445	431	409
Difference		−4.30%	−3.14%	−5.10%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	417	409
Difference		−1.91%

It has a population of 409 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	394	98%
Not found out	8	1.99%
Total	402

In year 2021 was 402 people by ethnicity 394 as Slovak, 8 as Not found out, 1 as Czech, 1 as Rusyn and 1 as Other.

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	378	94.03%
Greek Catholic Church	9	2.24%
Not found out	7	1.74%
None	6	1.49%
Total	402

In year 2021 was 402 people by religion 378 from Roman Catholic Church, 9 from Greek Catholic Church, 7 from Not found out, 6 from None, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church and 1 from Other.