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Svetlice
Svetlice
Municipality
	Svetlice Location of Svetlice in the Prešov Region Svetlice Location of Svetlice in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°10′N 22°02′E / 49.167°N 22.033°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Medzilaborce
First mentioned	1557
Area
• Total	31.63 km2 (12.21 sq mi)
Elevation	326 m (1,070 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	81
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	067 15
Area code	+421 57
Car plate	ML
Website	www.obecsvetlice.sk

Svetlice (Rusyn: Светліцї, Hungarian: Világ) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1557. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 336 metres and covers an area of 31.640 km². It has a population of about 160 people.

Notable spots for sightseeing include Svetlice's Greek Catholic Church built in the 1700s and the Bell tower built in the 1800s.^[5]

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