Jarovnice (; ) is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1260.
Heavy rains on 20 July 1998 brought about the worst floods in Slovak history, changing otherwise quiet rivers in eastern Slovakia into a lethal force. The wild, overflowing water rushed from the river bed, sweeping over and engulfing everything in its path. The tragic results of these destructive floods were 63 dead, over 3,000 people evacuated from their homes, and two thousand houses destroyed in dozens of communities.
Geography
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they numbered 6900 and constituted an estimated 88% of the local population.Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, , database appendix available at:https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/ark2019 The municipality has the largest Roma population in the country according to the 2021 census data as well.
Religion
See also List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1750-1896 (parish A) Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1834-1895 (parish B)
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