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Belá nad Cirochou

Coordinates: 48°58′N 22°06′E / 48.967°N 22.100°E / 48.967; 22.100
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Belá nad Cirochou
Municipality
Belá nad Cirochou is located in Prešov Region
Belá nad Cirochou
Belá nad Cirochou
Location of Belá nad Cirochou in the Prešov Region
Belá nad Cirochou is located in Slovakia
Belá nad Cirochou
Belá nad Cirochou
Location of Belá nad Cirochou in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°58′N 22°06′E / 48.967°N 22.100°E / 48.967; 22.100
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictSnina
First mentioned1451
Area
 • Total17.34[2] km2 (6.70[2] sq mi)
Elevation
211[3] m (692[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,339[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
067 81[3]
Area code+421 57[3]
Car plateSV
Websitewww.belanadcirochou.sk

Belá nad Cirochou (Rusyn: Бела над Цірохов, Hungarian: Cirókabéla) is a large village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1451. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Belá nad Cirochou was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Belá nad Cirochou and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 207 metres and covers an area of 17.356 km2. It has a population of about 3315 people.

Genealogical resources

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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786–1895 (parish B)
  • Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1825–1895 (parish B)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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