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Laborec
The Laborec ( ukr, Лаборець; hu, Laborc) is a river in eastern Slovakia that flows through the districts of Medzilaborce, Humenné, and Michalovce in the Košice Region, and the Prešov Region. The river drains the Laborec Highlands. It is long and its basin size is . p. 51 Tributaries Tributaries of the Laborec river include the which joins the Laborec near the city of in |
Laborec (ruler)
According to the ''Gesta Hungarorum'' by Bele Regis Notarius, Laborec was a Slavic ruler in the 9th century who was a vassal of Great Moravia. According to the ''Gesta Hungarorum'', at the time of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin around 896 Laborec opposed the conquest of Carpathian Ruthenia by Hungarian tribes led by Árpád. His existence is controversial as the only source that mentions him, Gesta Hungarorum, was written in the 13th century, more than 300 years after his presumed rule. Laborec in the account of the ''Gesta Hungarorum'' During the 9th century, a fortified castle changed into a fortified early feudal town-settlement (now Uzhhorod), which became the centre of a new Slavonic principality ruled by Laborec. When Tsar Simeon the Great began expanding his Bulgarian Empire, he gained control of a segment of territory, forcing Laborec to recognize his authority at the end of the 9th century. In 896 the Hungarian tribes crossed the Carpathian Range and mig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laborec Highlands
The Laborec Highlands (in Slovak, ''Laborecká vrchovina'') is a mountain range in northeastern Slovakia, part of the Lower Beskids of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. The range is composed of Carpathian flysch. Bordered in the north by the Polish national border and to the west by the Ondavská Highlands, its ridges typically reach a height of 500 to 700 metres. The highest point is ''Vysoký Grúň'', at 905 metres. The region is drained by the Laborec River and, in its western portion, by the Ondava. Notables town and villages in the hill country include Medzilaborce (site of the Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art), Vyšná Jablonka, Bodružal, and Vyšný Komárnik. The highlands are also the location of the strategically significant Dukla Pass, the lowest mountain pass in the main ranges of the Carpathians, and the site of the Battle of the Dukla Pass The Battle of the Dukla Pass, also known as the Dukla, Carpatho–Dukla, Rzeszów–Dukla, or Dukla–Prešov offens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strážske
Strážske (; german: Straschke (rare); hu, Őrmező) is a small town and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is located in the most northern part of Michalovce District. History In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1337. Geography The town lies at an elevation of 135 metres and covers an area of . The municipality has a population of about 4,289 people. The town lies on the Laborec River. Demographics According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,474 inhabitants. 96.38% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.07% Roma, 0.87% Czechs, 0.45% Rusyns and 0.40% Ukrainian. The religious makeup was 63.59% Roman Catholics, 21.77% Greek Catholics, 7.58% people with no religious affiliation, 2.82% Orthodox and 1.41% Lutherans. Government The town has its own birth registry and police force. Economy and facilities Chemko is chemical plant which produced polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs) (until 1984) and contaminated a large part of Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cirocha
Cirocha ( hu, Ciróka; ukr, Ціроха) is a right tributary of the river Laborec in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. It is long and its drainage basin size is . p. 51 Its average flow is 2.85 m³/s in Snina. Course The s of the Cirocha are in the Bukovské vrchy mountains under the ''Ruské sedlo'' saddle at the Slovak- border. It flows south and west after fir ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michalovce
Michalovce (; hu, Nagymihály, german: Großmichel, Romani language, Romani: ''Mihalya'', Yiddish language, Yiddish: ''Mikhaylovets'' or ''Mykhaylovyts''; uk, Михайлівці) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia. Originally named after the Archangel St Michael, it is the second-largest city in the Košice Region and the seat of the Michalovce District. The city is located on the shore of Zemplínska šírava, Lake Sirava, approximately east of the capital Bratislava and immediately adjacent to the border with Ukraine. Michalovce is mostly recognized for its adjacent lakes and volcanic mountains, which generates tourism, and for agriculture as well as the passing Druzhba pipeline. According to the latest census, the population of the town stood at 40,255, with a metropolitan population of 109,121, which ranks it among the largest population centers in eastern Slovakia. History Early history The city of present-day Michalovce along with the adjacent lowla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medzilaborce
Medzilaborce ( rue, Міджілабірцї, ''Midzhilabirtsyi''; uk, Міжлабірці, ''Mizhlabirtsi''; hu, Mezőlaborc) is a town in northeastern Slovakia close to the border with Poland, located near the towns of Sanok and Bukowsko (in southeastern Małopolska). Its population is approximately 6,500. Characteristics It is an administrative and cultural centre of the Laborec Region. A train line connects it with the town of Humenné to the south and with Poland to the north. The private sector and service industries are developing quickly in the town at the moment. It is home to the Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art, opened in 1991, which contains many artworks and effects of Andy Warhol and of his brother Paul and nephew James Warhola. Warhol's mother, Julia Warhola, was born and lived with her husband in the village of Mikó (today Miková), to the west. Medzilaborce is situated in one of the least developed regions of Slovakia. There are three churches in the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Slovakia
This is a list of the major rivers that flow through Slovakia and their lengths. Alphabetic list (selection) Ordered by rivers and their tributaries (selection) ''ordered against the direction of the river flow; H stands for Hungary'' * Danube/Dunaj ** Tisa (mouth at Novi Sad, Serbia) *** Slaná (at Tiszagyulaháza, H) **** Hornád (at Ónod, H) ***** Torysa (at Nižná Hutka) ***** Hnilec (at Margecany) **** Bodva (at Boldva, H) ***** Turňa (near Turňa nad Bodvou) ***** Ida (near Turňa nad Bodvou) **** Rimava (at Vlkyňa) **** Turiec (near Tornaľa) **** Muráň (at Bretka) *** Bodrog* (at Tokaj, H) the Bodrog arises through the confluence of the rivers Ondava and Latorica**** Roňava (at Sátoraljaújhely, H) **** Ondava* (at Zemplín (village)) ***** Topľa (at Tušice) **** Latorica* (at Zemplín) ***** Laborec (at Zatín) ****** Uzh/Uh (at Drahňov) ****** Cirocha (at Humenné) ** Ipeľ (at Szob, H) *** Štiavnica (at Hrkovce) *** Krupinica (at Šahy) *** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prešov Region
The Prešov Region, also Priashiv Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj, ; hu, Eperjesi kerület; uk, Пряшівський край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 of which have town status. The region was established in 1996 and is the most populous of all the regions in Slovakia. Its administrative center is the city of Prešov. Geography It is located in the north-eastern Slovakia and has an area of 8,975 km2. The region has a predominantly mountainous landscape. The subdivisions of Tatras – High Tatras and Belianske Tatras lie almost entirely in the region and include the highest point of Slovakia – Gerlachovský štít (2,654 ASL). Other mountain ranges and highlands in the region are Šarišská vrchovina, Čergov, Ondavská vrchovina, Slanské vrchy, Pieniny, Levoča Hills, Laborecká vrchovina, Bukovské vrchy, Vihorlat Mountains and Eastern Slovak Lowland. The basins in Prešov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humenné
Humenné (; hu, Homonna; ukr, Гуменне) is a town in the Prešov Region ("kraj") in eastern Slovakia and the second largest town of the historic Zemplín region. It lies at the volcanic Vihorlat mountains and at the confluence of the Laborec and Cirocha Rivers. Names and etymology The name comes from a common Slavic word "humno" (gumьno). In Slovak "backyard", the exact meaning may differ in dialects. Initially, a female adjective (1322 ''Homonna'', 1332 ''Humenna'', 1381 ''Humenna'', 1391 ''Humonna'') then neutrum ''Humenné''. Landmarks Humenné is a center of one of the easternmost districts ("okres") in Slovakia. The most attractive places are the Vihorlat Mountains boasting of their Morské oko lake, and the Bukovské vrchy (section of the Bieszczady Mountains) at the border of Slovakia, Poland, and Ukraine, which are part of the Poloniny National Park. Humenné is surrounded by ruins of medieval castles and an open-air museum of architecture situated in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latorica
Latorica ( hu, Latorca; sk, Latorica, pronounced: ''Latoritsa''; uk, Латориця, translit.: ''Latorytsia'') is a river in the watershed of the Danube. Its source is in the Ukrainian Carpathians (Eastern Carpathian Mountains), near the village . It flows from Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ... (156.6 km) to Slovakia (31.4 km), 188 km in total and west through the towns Svaliava, Mukachevo, Solomonovo, Chop, Ukraine, Chop and Veľké Kapušany. Its basin size is . p. 51 Its conflue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
