Šemša () is a

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and

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Košice-okolie District Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; , lit. 'Košice-Surroundings') is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It surrounds the city of Košice, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the d ...

in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1280 when it belonged to Ruszkay lords of

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in the

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. In 1322 it was bought by the castle lord

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from

Szepes County Szepes (; , , ) was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, called Scepusium before the late 19th century. Its territory today lies in northeastern Slovakia, with a very small area in southeastern Poland. For the current region, see S ...

, who originated the noble family Semsey (“of Šemša”). in 1324 a sector of the village (known as Ižipova Šemša) newly belonged to Ruszkay family. After the

Treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon (; ; ; ), often referred to in Hungary as the Peace Dictate of Trianon or Dictate of Trianon, was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference. It was signed on the one side by Hungary ...

, the village belonged to

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. From 1938 to 1945 it was annexed by

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Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 330 metres and covers an area of 17.168 km². It has a population of 730 people

References

External links

*http://www.cassovia.sk/semsa/ Villages and municipalities in Košice-okolie District {{Košice-okolie-geo-stub