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Prešov District

Located in Prešov Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 49°00′00″ N 21°15′00″ E

Map showing the location of Prešov District Prešov District
Location in Slovakia
Population
174,286
174.3K
Elevation
274 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
Places inside
90
listed under Prešov District
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
KSC Košice International Airport37 km
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport74 km

About Prešov District

Prešov District is a district. Location: Prešov Region, Slovakia. Population: 174,286.

From Wikipedia

Prešov District (okres Prešov) is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Sáros.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
934 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Prešov District

  • Okres Vranov nad Topľou
  • Gelnica District
  • Okres Spišská Nová Ves
  • Bardejov District
  • Levoča District
  • Sabinov District
  • Košice-okolie District

Population of Prešov District over time

Population of Prešov District over time
2017 174,286
2021 172,804
2024 175,447
2025 176,096

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Prešov District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 45 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (94 mm)
Driest month
February (27 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Prešov District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°9°14°19°22°24°24°19°14°6°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-4°-1°4°8°11°13°12°9°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)312730527494907558474538

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Prešov District

The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 37 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport (RZE) (136 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 32 km to the south.

Airports

  • Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 37 kmsouth
  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 74 kmwest
  • Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport (RZE) Jasionka 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 32 kmsouth
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 106 kmsouth
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 121 kmsouth
  • Debrecen Population: 202.4K 166 kmsouth
  • Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 179 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Prešov District

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 239 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Čerhov Mountain 21 kmN
  • Hnilec River 22 kmSW

25–60 km43 places

  • Branisko Mountain 26 kmW
  • Cigelka River 43 kmN
  • Spišská Kapitula Attraction 37 kmW
  • Spiš Castle Historic site 35 kmW

60–100 km238 places

  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 77 kmW
  • Popradské Pleso Lake 87 kmW
  • Ostrá Mountain 92 kmW
  • Vysoká Mountain 87 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Prešov District

90 places
  1. 61 Bretejovce 475
  2. 62 Zlatá Baňa 470
  3. 63 Brestov 461
  4. 64 Lesíček 452
  5. 65 Bajerov 450
  6. 66 Podhradík 434
  7. 67 Fulianka 422
  8. 68 Proč 412
  9. 69 Čelovce 394
  10. 70 Šarišská Trstená 385
  11. 71 Krížovany 374
  12. 72 Trnkov 369
  13. 73 Janov 336
  14. 74 Veľký Slivník 334
  15. 75 Miklušovce 308
  16. 76 Žipov 295
  17. 77 Kvačany 292
  18. 78 Hendrichovce 287
  19. 79 Klenov 239
  20. 80 Štefanovce 211
  21. 81 Seniakovce 207
  22. 82 Suchá Dolina 204
  23. 83 Mošurov 197
  24. 84 Lažany 186
  25. 85 Brežany 181
  26. 86 Lúčina 173
  27. 87 Geraltov 110
  28. 88 Ondrašovce 62

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Hnilec River, Košice Region
    22 km SW
  • Čerhov Mountain, Sabinov District
    21 km N

Sources & licences

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