Potôčky

Potôčky
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°13′N 21°43′E / 49.21°N 21.72°E / 49.21; 21.72
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Stropkov District
First mentioned	1567
Area [1]
• Total	3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	71
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	910 1[3]
Area code	+421 54[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	SP

Potôčky (Rusyn: Потічкы; Hungarian: Érfalu) is a village and municipality in Stropkov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1567.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 254 metres (833 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 3.55 km² (1.37 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 71 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 70 people by ethnicity 62 as Slovak and 37 as Rusyn.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 70 people by religion 40 from Greek Catholic Church, 22 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 5 from None and 3 from Roman Catholic Church.