Šivetice (Hungarian: Süvete) is a village and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Šivetice
Süvete
Flag of Šivetice
Šivetice is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Šivetice
Šivetice
Location of Šivetice in the Banská Bystrica Region
Šivetice is located in Slovakia
Šivetice
Šivetice
Location of Šivetice in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°35′N 20°17′E / 48.58°N 20.28°E / 48.58; 20.28
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictRevúca District
First mentioned1262
Area
 • Total
8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
350
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
491 4[2]
Area code+421 58[2]
Car plateRA
Websitewww.sivetice.sk

Šivetice used to be knowns for its ceramics.

Monuments of Šivetice include a romanesque rotunda, a classicist lutheran church and the ruins of a small castle.

Demographics

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The vast majority of the local population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 96% of the local population.[4]

Rotunda

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On the hill over village stands romanesque rotunda of St. Margaret of Antioch from the 13th century, built from bricks. It's believed to be the biggest romanesque rotunda in Central Europe, as it have inner diameter 11 metres. Apart from religious function, it was also used as watchtower and refugium, as it is built on a small hill with great view of the valley. It contains unique romanesque and gothic frescoes. Currently It is being reconstructed.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Šivetice, Rotunda of St. Margaret of Antioch – Gotická cesta". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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