Kendice

Kendice ( until 1927 slovak also " Kendzice "; Hungarian Kende ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia with 1830 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011), which belongs to Okres Prešov, Prešov Region of a circle.

Geography

The municipality is located in the valley Košická kotlina on a meander of the Torysa, between the cities of Prešov (8 km north) and Košice (28 km south). The center is located at an altitude of 236 m nm

History

A permanent settlement of the current municipal area goes back to the Neolithic period. The town itself was first mentioned in 1249 as Kendy writing and was in the Middle Ages, a simple village, the different genders as well as the castle was under saddle Rosh. From the 15th until the 17th century the village was split on a large and a small part. 1828 are 98 houses and 704 inhabitants recorded, farmers and grain and livestock traders were a majority.

Population

Results of the census 2001 (1.613 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

• 93.82 % Slovaks
• 5.57% gypsy
• 0.31% Czechs
• 0.12% Rusyns

After Confession:

• 95.73 % Roman Catholic
• 1.55% Greek Catholic
• 0.96 % no answer
• 0.62% Evangelical

Structures

• Roman Catholic St. Michael's Church in the classical style from 1819
• Country palace in classical style from 1792
• Country house from the 19th century
• Chapel from the 19th century