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Sečovce

Total population

8,116

Coordinates48.70°, 21.66°

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City facts

Overview

Sečovce is a town in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.

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History & geography

History

The town was first mentioned in year 1255 on the list of king Béla IV of Hungary. In 1494, a Roman Catholic church was built in the Gothic architecture style. Since the 15th century, there was gradual development of trade, including markets with shoemakers, saddlers, potters and furriers. The first post-office was opened in 1783, telegraph office in 1868, telephone office in 1890, train station in 1904, and museum in 1954, which was moved to Trebišov in 1981.

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Geography

Latitude

48.7015

Longitude

21.6556

Water area

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Adolf Schwarz

Austro-Hungarian chess player

Marek Čech

Slovak footballer

Emery Roth

American architect (1871–1948)

Gyula Andrássy the Younger

Gyula Andrássy the Younger

Austrian-Hungarian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1860–1929)

Lya De Putti

(1896-1931) actress

Imre Frivaldszky

Imre Frivaldszky

Hungarian scientist (1799-1870)

Sándor Barkóczy

Béla Zulawszky

Béla Zulawszky

Hungarian fencer (1869-1914)

István Breznay

Hungarian high school teacher (1807-1877)

Árpád Dinnyés

Hungarian journalist

Slovak poet, critic, literary scholar, translator

Elek Peregriny

Hungarian writer and university professor

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.28

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,198

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

208

Avg daily Wikipedia views

7

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Pale-lemon Sallow

Pale-lemon Sallow

Xanthia ocellaris

Seen 2026-09-27

Grey Shoulder-knot

Grey Shoulder-knot

Lithophane ornitopus

Seen 2026-09-27

Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

Seen 2026-09-26

Green-veined White

Green-veined White

Seen 2026-09-26

The Sallow

Xanthia icteritia

Seen 2026-09-26

Large Yellow Underwing

Large Yellow Underwing

Seen 2026-09-26

Turnip Moth

Agrotis segetum

Seen 2026-09-26

The Delicate

Mythimna vitellina

Seen 2026-09-26

Willow Beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Seen 2026-09-26

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

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Sources

• Wikipedia
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