Pichne

Pichne (, ) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Pichne
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Pichne 23 Slovakia.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Pichne-snina-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Snina District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Pichne in the Prešov Region##Location of Pichne in Slovakia
Slovak place.leader_title: Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name

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Pichne (, ) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

==History== In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1312. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Pichne was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. In 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Pichne and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.