Lúčina is a village and municipality in

Prešov District Prešov District (''okres Prešov'') is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary, county of Kingdom of Hungary of Šar ...

in the

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of eastern

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History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1787.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 495 metres (1,624 ft) and covers an area of (2020-06-30/-07-01).

Cultural

Lúčina is also the name of the Lúčina Slovak Folklore Ensemble based in

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, Ohio. They perform authentic Slovak dances from different regions of

References

External links

* * *https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html *http://www.lucina.org/ Villages and municipalities in Prešov District Šariš {{Prešov-geo-stub