Čierne Pole (; ) is a small

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and

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Michalovce District Michalovce District (''okres Michalovce'') is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the e ...

in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the

was first mentioned in 1422. Before the establishment of independent

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in 1918, it was part of Ung County within the

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Geography

The

lies at an

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of 108 metres and covers an

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of (2020-06-30/-07-01).

Population

The

has a

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of 350 people (2020-12-31).

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): 1818-1897 (parish B)

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