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Volica

Coordinates: 49°09′N 21°56′E / 49.150°N 21.933°E / 49.150; 21.933
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Volica
Municipality
Church and belfry in Volica
Church and belfry in Volica
Volica is located in Prešov Region
Volica
Volica
Location of Volica in the Prešov Region
Volica is located in Slovakia
Volica
Volica
Location of Volica in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°09′N 21°56′E / 49.150°N 21.933°E / 49.150; 21.933
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictMedzilaborce
First mentioned1405
Area
 • Total5.37[2] km2 (2.07[2] sq mi)
Elevation
247[3] m (810[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total266[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
067 01[3]
Area code+421 57[3]
Car plateML
Websitewww.volica.sk

Volica (Rusyn: Воліця, Hungarian: Ökröske) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia, in the Laborec Highlands.

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1405. The name of the village is derived from vôl, vol, "ox", and reflected in its coat of arms. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Volica was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Volica and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 254 metres and covers an area of 5.373 km². It has a population of 264 people (as of the 2021 census), primarily Rusyns.

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References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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