# Svit

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Municipality in Prešov Region, Slovakia

Svit Municipality General view of the town Flag Coat of arms Svit Location of Svit in the Prešov Region Show map of Prešov Region Svit Location of Svit in Slovakia Show map of Slovakia Coordinates: 49°04′N 20°11′E / 49.07°N 20.19°E / 49.07; 20.19 Country Slovakia Region Prešov Region District Poprad District First mentioned 1946 Government • Mayor Ing. Dáša Vojsovičová Area [1] • Total 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi) Elevation [3] 720 m (2,360 ft) Population (2025)[2] • Total 7,642 Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 592 1[3] Area code +421 52[3] Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) PP Website www.svit.sk

**Svit** ([pronunciation](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/Svit_%28Slovak_pronunciation%29.ogg/Svit_%28Slovak_pronunciation%29.ogg.mp3)[ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Svit_(Slovak_pronunciation).ogg)) is a small [town](/source/Town) in [Poprad District](/source/Poprad_District) in the [Prešov Region](/source/Pre%C5%A1ov_Region) in northern [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia).[4] It lies 8 km (5 mi) west of the city of [Poprad](/source/Poprad), at the foothills of the [High Tatras](/source/High_Tatras).

## Geography

The [municipality](/source/Municipality) lies at an [altitude](/source/Altitude) of 720 metres (2,360 ft)[3] and covers an [area](/source/Area) of 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi) (2025).[5]

## History

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Svit is one of the youngest Slovak towns. It was established in 1934 by business industrialist [Jan Antonín Baťa](/source/Jan_Anton%C3%ADn_Ba%C5%A5a) of [Zlín](/source/Zl%C3%ADn), [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia) (now [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic)) through his organization Baťa a.s., Zlin in accordance with his policy of setting up villages around the country for his workers. As a boy, Jan Baťa saw the poverty and sickness of his fellow countrymen. He wanted to change this by creating cities full of the most modern factories and filled with the best (and happiest) workers in Europe. The Baťa System under Jan's administration brought prosperity first to [Moravia](/source/Moravia), and later [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia) and [Bohemia](/source/Bohemia). It was Jan's policy for full employment that drove him to create each Baťa town for a different purpose: Shoes, Rubber and Tires, Textiles, Airplanes, Chemicals, Plastics, Media, Stockings, Leather, and Machinery.

When the [World War II](/source/World_War_II) came, Jan Baťa's policy was to secretly fund the [Czechoslovak government-in-exile](/source/Czechoslovak_government-in-exile), to supply the Czech Army with shoes and clothing and to secretly fund the [Slovak National Uprising](/source/Slovak_National_Uprising) that started at Baťovany (now [Partizánske](/source/Partiz%C3%A1nske)) on 29 August 1944. Jan Baťa represented Czech/Slovak freedom and prosperity.

Svit is short for "**S**lovenské **vi**zkózové **t**ovárne" (in English *Slovak Viscose Works*). Also, the word *svit* means 'shine' in Slovak and Ukrainian (related to Slovak *úsvit*, 'dawn'). Svit is the smallest town in Slovakia (4.5 km²) in terms of area, with a population of 7,790.

## Population

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1970 7,291 — 1980 8,048 +10.4% 1991 7,485 −7.0% 2001 7,445 −0.5% 2011 7,608 +2.2% 2021 7,743 +1.8% Source: Censuses[6][7]

Population statistic (10 years)[8] Year 1995 2005 2015 2025 Count 7563 7510 7771 7642 Difference −0.70% +3.47% −1.66%

Population statistic[8] Year 2024 2025 Count 7717 7642 Difference −0.97%

It has a population of 7642 people (31 December 2025).[9]

### Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[10][11] Ethnicity Number Fraction Slovak 7276 93.96% Not found out 390 5.03% Romani 92 1.18% Total 7743

In year 2021 was 7743 people by ethnicity 7276 as [Slovak](/source/Slovaks), 390 as Not found out, 92 as [Romani](/source/Romani_people), 68 as [Rusyn](/source/Rusyns), 67 as [Czech](/source/Czechs), 42 as Other, 24 as [Russian](/source/Russians), 23 as [Hungarian](/source/Hungarians), 19 as [Polish](/source/Polish_people), 12 as [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainians), 6 as [Romanian](/source/Romanians), 5 as [German](/source/Germans), 5 as [English](/source/English_people), 3 as [Jewish](/source/Jews), 2 as [Italian](/source/Italians), 1 as [Irish](/source/Irish_people), 1 as [Serbian](/source/Serbs), 1 as [Silesian](/source/Silesians), 1 as [Austrian](/source/Austrians) and 1 as [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarians).

**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+ %)[12] Religion Number Fraction Roman Catholic Church 4018 51.89% None 2218 28.65% Evangelical Church 539 6.96% Not found out 479 6.19% Greek Catholic Church 287 3.71% Total 7743

In year 2021 was 7743 people by religion 4018 from [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Latin_Church), 2218 from None, 539 from [Evangelical Church](/source/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Slovakia), 479 from Not found out, 287 from [Greek Catholic Church](/source/Greek_Catholic_Church), 31 from [Eastern Orthodox Church](/source/Eastern_Orthodox_Church), 28 from Ad hoc movements, 25 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 22 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 21 from Other, 18 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 17 from [Baptists Church](/source/Baptists), 10 from [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism), 10 from [Apostolic Church](/source/Apostolic_Church_(Slovakia)), 8 from [Calvinist Church](/source/Reformed_Christian_Church_in_Slovakia), 5 from [Seventh-day Adventist Church](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church), 3 from [Islam](/source/Islam), 1 from [Old Catholic Church](/source/Old_Catholic_Church), 1 from [Jehovah's Witnesses](/source/Jehovah's_Witnesses), 1 from [United Methodist Church](/source/United_Methodist_Church) and 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

## Churches

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- Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph

- Roman Catholic Church of St. Cyril and Methodius

- Greek Catholic Chapel of St. Cyril and Methodius

- Lutheran Church

## Sports

The town is home to the professional basketball team [BK Iskra Svit](/source/BK_Iskra_Svit), which plays in the [Slovak Extraliga](/source/Slovak_Extraliga_(basketball)).

## Twin towns — sister cities

See also: [List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia](/source/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Slovakia)

Svit is [twinned](/source/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities) with:[13]

- [Česká Třebová](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_T%C5%99ebov%C3%A1), Czech Republic

- [Knurów](/source/Knur%C3%B3w), Poland

- [Partizánske](/source/Partiz%C3%A1nske), Slovakia

- [San Lorenzo in Campo](/source/San_Lorenzo_in_Campo), Italy

## See also

- [List of company towns](/source/List_of_company_towns)

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## External links

- [Official website](http://svit.sk) (in Slovak only)

v t e Municipalities of Poprad District Poprad Svit Vysoké Tatry Batizovce Gánovce Gerlachov Hozelec Hôrka Hranovnica Jánovce Kravany Liptovská Teplička Lučivná Mengusovce Mlynica Nová Lesná Spišská Teplica Spišské Bystré Spišský Štiavnik Štôla Štrba Šuňava Švábovce Tatranská Javorina Veľký Slavkov Vernár Vikartovce Vydrník Ždiar

v t e Bata Corporation Bata family Tomáš Baťa (founder) Jan Antonín Baťa Thomas J. Bata Sonja Bata Associated places Anaurilândia Batadorp Bataguassu Batayporã Batanagar Batapur Batawa Borovo Partizánske Svit Zlín Baťa's Skyscraper Tomas Bata University in Zlín Former properties Bata shoe factory Bata Shoes Head Office Related 4318 Baťa Bata Shoe Museum Zlin Aircraft

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