Svinia

History

The first owner of the Svinia settlement was around 1210 the Slavonian ban Bánk Bár-Kalán of the clan Bár-Kalán. He was a ban of Slavonia in the first decades of the 13th century. He owned land in the catchment area of today's Veľká and Mala Svinka. He was in the service of King Andrew II. When Bánk Bár-Kalán died, his entire property, including the settlement of Svinia, belonged to the new Hungarian king Béla IV. This proves that the village existed at the beginning of the 13th century, although the first written mention dates back to 1262. This first written mention of the village is from 1262, when it is mentioned as posessio Sanefalva, the estate of Sanefalva. This year, the Hungarian monarch, Béla IV gave large areas of land that previously belonged to the ban to general Merse as a reward for military successes against the Bulgarians. This gift included the area covering the valleys of the Veľká and Mala Svinka streams, the settlements of Svinia (Sanefalva), Chminianska Nová Ves (Vyfolu) and Jarovnice (Jarne), which lay near the Šariš Castle. This donation was also confirmed by the following rulers Stephen V and Ladislaus IV. There are two theories according to which the name of the village may have originated. * The first theory is that Svinia got its name from the river. The original Slovak name of today's Veľká and Mala Svinka was Svinná. The Hungarians took this name and made it the name Szinyei. * The second theory is that the name may also come from the word "pig". If we admit that the name captured the fact that the local servants kept pigs on behalf of the king, then the origin of the settlement would date back to the 11th and 12th centuries. However, the name does not have the characteristics of servants' villages. It follows that the village existed…

Most-observed species

• Andricus caputmedusae (Hartig, 1843)

  Andricus caputmedusae (Hartig, 1843) · Insecta
  164
• Beech

  Fagus sylvatica L. · Magnoliopsida
  162
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  156
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  122
• Andricus glutinosus (Giraud, 1859)

  Andricus glutinosus (Giraud, 1859) · Insecta
  119
• Ground-ivy

  Glechoma hederacea L. · Magnoliopsida
  117
• Bedeguar Gall Causer

  Diplolepis rosae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  117
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  105

Most recent

• M 5 — 2023-10-09
  15 km SE of Stropkov, Slovakia
• M 3.3 — 2020-04-23
  7 km SSW of Strážske, Slovakia
• M 3.1 — 2006-06-25
  10 km S of Bukowina Tatrza?ska, Poland
• M 2.6 — 2005-08-24
  6 km N of Ko?cielisko, Poland
• M 2.5 — 2004-12-13
  5 km SE of Czarny Dunajec, Poland
• M 3.4 — 2004-12-09
  4 km WSW of Lud?mierz, Poland