Rožkovany

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Rožkovany

Total population

1,297

Founded

1330

Elevation370 m

Land area14.05 km²

Coordinates49.14°, 20.99°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rožkovany is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-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

H

Henrik Berzeviczy

Hungarian theologian

József Dessewffy

writer, politician (1771–1843)

Ivo Knoflíček

Czech footballer

M

Marcel Mojzeš

Slovak geodesist and university professor

M

Milan Stanislav Ďurica

Slovak historian, journalist, translator and Roman Catholic theologian (1925–2024)

R

Roman Stantien

Slovak Olympic ice hockey player

Dezider Milly

Czechoslovak painter and educator (1906-1971)

D

Dionizij Zubrytskyj

Rusyn Greek-catholic priest, poet, publicist, painter (1895–1949)

J

Ján Andraščik

Slovak poet, dramatic and writer (1799-1853)

I

Igor Levkanič

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, lawyer and Russian nation politician

J

Juraj Sopko

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Slovak nation politician (1883-1960)

Anna Poracova

R

Radim Hreha

J

Jozef Spléni

J

Jiří Veselský

Czech poet (1933-2004)

L

Ludvík Němec

Czech writer

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

Nearby places in Prešov

• Červenica pri Sabinove
  1.6 mi away
• Milpoš
  3 mi away · pop. 652
• Lúčka
  3.1 mi away · pop. 126
• Renčišov
  3.3 mi away · pop. 184
• Jakovany
  3.8 mi away · pop. 348
• Kamenica
  4 mi away · pop. 1,802
• Červená Voda
  4.5 mi away
• Olejníkov
  4.5 mi away · pop. 382
• Uzovský Šalgov
  4.6 mi away · pop. 593
• Vysoká
  5 mi away · pop. 140
• Torysa
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,482
• Kyjov
  6 mi away · pop. 752

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.

Books about Rožkovany

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Seen 2026-09-23

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

Seen 2026-09-20

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Seen 2026-09-15

Deadly Nightshade

Atropa bella-donna

Seen 2026-09-13

Eurasian Forest Dormouse

Dryomys nitedula

Seen 2026-09-11

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Seen 2026-09-07

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-09-03

European Field Cricket

Gryllus campestris

Seen 2026-09-03

small balsam

Impatiens parviflora

Seen 2026-08-30

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