Čertižné (Rusyn: Чертижне; Hungarian: Nagycsertész) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

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Čertižné
Municipality
Church of the Ascension
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Coordinates: 49°21′N 21°50′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Medzilaborce
First mentioned	1431
Area
• Total	23.72[1] km2 (9.16[1] sq mi)
Elevation	438[2] m (1,437[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	313[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	067 52[2]
Area code	+421 57[2]
Car plate	ML
Website	www.certizne.eu

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1431.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 452 metres and covers an area of 23.729 km². It has a population of about 405 people.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1898 (parish B)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1819-1926 (parish A)

• Čertižné village panorama (March 2015)
• A view of Čertižné and the local landscape (August 2016)
• Greek Catholic Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Čertižné
• Greek Catholic Church of the Ascension of the Lord and cemetery in Čertižné
• Memorial plaque of A. Dobriansky (1817-1901) in Čertižné (in Rusyn)
• The grave of A. Dobriansky at the cemetery in Čertižné
• The grave of J. I. Stavrovskij at the cemetery in Čertižné
• The Czeremcha-Čertižné foot-only border crossing between Poland and Slovakia (mountain pass footpath)
• The Jaśliska-Čertižné foot-only border crossing between Poland and Slovakia

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia