Petrová

Petrová
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°23′16.8″N 21°7′5.16″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Bardejov
First mentioned	1414
Area
• Total	14.297 km^2 (5.520 sq mi)
Elevation	449 m (1,473 ft)
Population
• Total	670
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	086 02 (pošta Gaboltov)
Area code	421-54
Car plate	BJ
Website	obecpetrova.sk

Petrová is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1414.

Demographics

The vast majority of the local population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 97% of the local population.^[1]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 449 metres and covers an area of 14.297 km². It has a population of about 670 people.

External links

• Media related to Petrová (Bardejov District) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Štatistický úrad SR - Home Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine

1. Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at: https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/atlas.