Andrejová ( rue, Андріёва, uk, Андрійова, hu, Endrevágása) is a
village
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and
municipality
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in
Bardejov District
Bardejov District ( sk, okres Bardejov) is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
Until 1918, the district was part of Sáros County an Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary, administrative entit ...
in the
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 o ...
of
Slovakia
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. The predominant religion is the
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with 4.9%
Eastern Orthodox
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Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...
. The Catholic Church of Virgin Mary the Protectrice of 1893 can be found in the village. The
village
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lies at an
altitude
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of 325 metres and covers an
area
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of 11.679 km2. It has a
population
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of about 362 inhabitants. The village is about 51% Slovak, 20%
Rusyn
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* Rusyns, Rusyn people, an East Slavic people
** Pannonian Rusyns, Pannonian Rusyn people, a branch of Rusyn people
** Lemkos, a branch of Rusyn (or Ukrainian) people
** Boykos, a branch of Rusyn (or Ukrainian) people
* Rusyn l ...
Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
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with minorities. The village used to have public
library
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. There is a
football pitch
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and volleyball playground.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1695-1895
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1831-1900 (parish A)
* Census records 1869 of Andrejova are not available at the state archive.
* Census records 1857 of Andrejova are available at the state archive.