Vlkovce (Hungarian:Kiskuncfalva, German:Kunzendorf, Rusyn:Влковце) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of northeast Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vlkovce was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Vlkovce in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

Themunicipalitylies at analtitudeof 829 metres (2,720ft)and covers anareaof 3.83km2(1.48sqmi) (2025).

Population

Population statistic (10 years)
Year1995200520152025
Count391446479494
Difference+14.06%+7.39%+3.13%
Population statistic
Year20242025
Count494494
Difference−1.42%

It has a population of 494 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak47098.53%
Not found out71.46%
Total477

In year 2021 was 477 people by ethnicity 470 as Slovak, 7 as Not found out, 2 as Polish and 1 as Czech.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church45595.39%
None91.89%
Not found out51.05%
Total477

In year 2021 was 477 people by religion 455 from Roman Catholic Church, 9 from None, 5 from Not found out, 3 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Greek Catholic Church, 1 from Other and 1 from Evangelical Church.