Oľka (Rusyn: Олька; Hungarian: Olyka) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.
Oľka | |
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Municipality | |
  Oľka Location of Oľka in the Prešov Region  Oľka Location of Oľka in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′N 21°50′E / 49.150°N 21.833°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Medzilaborce |
| First mentioned | 1408 |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.45[2] km2 (12.14[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 244[3] m (801[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 254[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 067 04[3] |
| Area code | +421 57[3] |
| Car plate | ML |
| Website | olka |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1408. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Oľka was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 25 November 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Oľka and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 250 metres and covers an area of 31.459 km2. It has a population of about 350 people.
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
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Media related to Oľka at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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