village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Svidník District
Svidník District (''okres Svidník'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Šariš (Sáros).
Municipalities
* Belejovce
* Beňadikovce
*Bodružal
* Cernina
* Ci ...
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 north-eastern
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 s ...
.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1600. The village is primarily inhabited by
Rusyns
Rusyns (), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (), or Rusnaks (), are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group from the Carpathian Rus', Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn language, Rusyn, an East Slavic languages, East Slavi ...
. There was heavy fighting in and around the village as part 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 offensive, was the battle for control over the Dukla Pass on the border between Poland and Slovakia on the Eastern Front of World ...
The municipality lies at an altitude of 335 metres and covers an area of 5.577 km². It has a population of about 139 people.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia".
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1860-1895 (parish B)
See also
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Dobrosława
Dobroslav (Cyrillic script: Доброслав) is a Slavic masculine given name which contains two elements: "dobro" - good, goodness and "sława/slava" - glory, fame. The Polish spelling is Dobrosław. Variants include Serbian Dobrosav. The fe ...