Choňkovce (Hungarian: Alsóhunkóc, Rusyn: Хоньківцї) is a village and municipality in the Sobrance District in the Košice Region of east Slovakia. It is well known for its wine production.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1409. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Choňkovce was part of Ung County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. As a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was again part of Hungary from 1939 to 1944. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army entered Choňkovce and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The village lies at an elevation of 218 metres (715 ft) and covers an area of 18.322 km² (7.074 mi²). It has a population of about 625 people.

The village has a public a gym and a football pitch.

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1837–1931 (parish B)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1792–1903 (parish A)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

• http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/chonkovce/chonkovce.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.akevino.sk/pivnica-chonkovce
• Surnames of living people in Chonkovce

48°47′N 22°15′E / 48.783°N 22.250°E / 48.783; 22.250

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