Stakčín (, ) is a larger village and a municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
Geography It lies between the Vihorlat and Bukovské vrchy mountains. The municipality is the seat of the Poloniny National Park governing body.
History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1492 as Staccyn. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stakčín was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. The area was a battleground in the Slovak-Hungarian War of 1939, as a result of which it again became part of Hungary. On 24 November 1944, the Red Army entered Stakčín and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Twin towns – sister cities
Stakčín is twinned with: Lutowiska, Poland Slavonice, Czech Republic
Notable people Zuzana Mesterová (born 1989), politician
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