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
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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Vranov nad Topľou District
Vranov nad Topľou District ( sk, okres Vranov nad Topľou) is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Zemplén, apart from an area around Hanušo ...
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 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 ...
.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1543.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 166 metres and covers an area of 5.651 km². It has a population of about 232 people.
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): 1788-1898 (parish B)
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1855-1925 (parish B)