Henckovce
municipality of Slovakia
Henckovce (1470 Henczko, Hentzendorf, 1551 Henczkowcze, 1563 Henczowetz, 1590 Henczkowa) (German: Henzendorf; Hungarian: Henckó) is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
History
Henckovce was founded under Vlach law. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1470 when some Germans settled there. The Bebek family ruled the village in the past and here transferred Rusyn colonists known as Walachian. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Henckovce was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 346 metres (1,135 ft) and covers an area of 10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi) (2025).
Population
It has a population of 382 people (31 December 2025).
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 397 people by ethnicity 381 as Slovak, 22 as Romani, 18 as Not found out, 2 as Hungarian and 1 as Rusyn.
Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.
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