Sobrance

Sobrance
Town
Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Seven Slavonic Saints
Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Seven Slavonic Saints
Flag of Sobrance
Coat of arms of Sobrance
Sobrance is located in Slovakia
Sobrance
Sobrance
Location in Slovakia
Sobrance is located in Košice Region
Sobrance
Sobrance
Location in Košice Region
Coordinates: 48°44′37″N 22°10′51″E / 48.74361°N 22.18083°E / 48.74361; 22.18083
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictSobrance
First mentioned1344
Government
 • MayorPavol Džurina
Area
 • Total10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
123[2] m (404[2] ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total5,869
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
073 01[2]
Area code+421 56[2]
Car plateSO
Websitewww.sobrance.sk

Sobrance (German: Sobranz, Hungarian: Szobránc, Rusyn: Собранцї) is a town in Košice Region, Slovakia, around 15 kilometres (9 miles) from Uzhhorod, Ukraine, and 22 kilometres (14 miles) east of Michalovce. Located in the Eastern Slovak Lowland not far from the Vihorlat Mountains, it is the easternmost town in Slovakia.

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.