Veľká Poľana ( hu, Nagypolány) is a
Ruthenian village in 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 ...
, in
Snina District
Snina District (''okres Snina'') is a district in
the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Zemplín.
Municipalities
* Belá nad Cirochou
* Brezovec
* Čukalovce
* Dlhé n ...
. The first mention of the village was in 1493. The village originally belonged to the noble families of
Humenné
Humenné (; hu, Homonna; ukr, Гуменне) is a town in the Prešov Region ("kraj") in eastern Slovakia and the second largest town of the historic Zemplín region. It lies at the volcanic Vihorlat mountains and at the confluence of the ...
, later given to some other noble families. The village was destroyed to make way for the
Starina reservoir
Starina reservoir is a water reservoir in eastern Slovakia, Snina District, located in the Poloniny National Park. It is the most important source of drinking water in the area, built on the headwaters of the river Cirocha. Building started in 19 ...
, along with six other villages. The only things remaining are a
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
cemetery, the village cemetery and a cottage. The territory now lies within
Poloniny National Park
Poloniny National Park ( sk, Národný park Poloniny) is a national park in northeastern Slovakia at the Polish and Ukrainian borders, in the Bukovské vrchy mountain range, which belongs to the Eastern Carpathians. It was created on 1 October ...
.
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Former villages in Slovakia
Stakčín