Hencovce

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Hencovce

Total population

1,280

Founded

1372

Elevation123 m

Land area5.72 km²

Coordinates48.87°, 21.73°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hencovce is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Anna Lesznai

Hungarian-born American writer and poet (1885-1966)

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Géza Békés

Vojtech Christov

Czechoslovak association football referee

Móric Friedmann

Hungarian journalist (1827–1891)

György Gracza

Hungarian writer, journalist (1856-1908)

Lajos Jekelfalussy

Hungarian military officer (1848–1911)

János Mácza

Hungarian art historian (1893–1974)

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András Pallyó

Lajos Szalay

(1909–1995) Hungarian illustrator and painter

M

Mária Zubková

Slovak footballer

M

Marcel Matanin

Slovak long-distance runner

V

Viera Petríková

Slovak politician

F

František Hoholko

Czechoslovak soccer player and soccer coach (1947–2005)

Pavol Hudák

Slovak writer (1959-2011)

J

Jaroslav Boroš

Czechoslovak soccer player

J

Ján Hudacký

Slovak politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Prešov

• Kučín
  0.8 mi away · pop. 511
• Nižný Hrabovec
  1.6 mi away · pop. 1,625
• Vranov nad Topľou
  2.5 mi away · pop. 23,109
• Poša
  2.7 mi away · pop. 844
• Kamenná Poruba
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,207
• Nižný Kručov
  4.4 mi away · pop. 405
• Nižný Hrušov
  4.9 mi away · pop. 1,635
• Vyšný Kazimír
  5.1 mi away · pop. 202
• Komárany
  5.2 mi away · pop. 489
• Čaklov
  5.2 mi away · pop. 2,296
• Závadka
  6.2 mi away · pop. 491
• Cabov
  6.3 mi away · pop. 415

Browse all places in Prešov →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-09-21

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-09-21

Meadow Fleabane

Pentanema britannica

Seen 2026-09-13

Long-winged Conehead

Conocephalus fuscus

Seen 2026-09-13

Spotted-wing antlion

Euroleon nostras

Seen 2026-09-08

European Field Cricket

Gryllus campestris

Seen 2026-08-31

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-31

European Mouflon

Ovis aries musimon

Seen 2026-08-31

Hairy Carpenter Ant

Camponotus vagus

Seen 2026-08-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).