village
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and
municipality
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in the
Medzilaborce District
Medzilaborce District (''okres Medzilaborce'') is a district in
the Prešov Region of northeastern Slovakia. It is the least populated of Slovakia's 79 districts. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Zemplín. ...
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 1596 and 1604.
In the autumn of 1944, Kalinov was the first municipality in former
municipality
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lies at an
altitude
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of 453 metres and covers an
area
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of 13.784 km². It has a
population
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of about 300 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): 1786-1898 (parish B)
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1794-1895 (parish B)
Gallery
File:Villages14Slovakia545.JPG, Entering the village of Kalinov
File:Villages14Slovakia555.JPG, Entering the village of Kalinov (WWII liberation memorial with displayed artillery piece)
File:Villages14Slovakia541.JPG, Greek Catholic church of the Sleep of Our Lady in Kalinov (est. first half of the 18th century)
File:Villages14Slovakia538.JPG, Greek Catholic church of the Sleep of Our Lady in Kalinov (est. first half of the 18th century)
File:Villages14Slovakia543.JPG, Greek Catholic church of the Sleep of Our Lady in Kalinov (est. first half of the 18th century) and village cemetery
File:Villages14Slovakia563.JPG, Funeral home in Kalinov
File:Villages14Slovakia550.JPG, Main street in Kalinov
File:Villages14Slovakia556.JPG, Municipal office in Kalinov
File:Villages14Slovakia516.JPG, WWII liberation memorial in Kalinov
File:Villages14Slovakia522.JPG, WWII liberation memorial in Kalinov
File:Villages14Slovakia512.JPG, Commemorative plaque of WWII liberation memorial in Kalinov
File:Pamatnik kalinov.jpg, Red Army soldiers memorial in Kalinov
File:Villages14Slovakia535.JPG, T-34 medium tank on display at WWII memorial park in Kalinov
File:Villages14Slovakia537.JPG, Artillery piece on display at WWII memorial park in Kalinov