Pusté Pole (Hungarian: Kriványpusztamező, Rusyn: Пусте Поле) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
Pusté Pole | |
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Municipality | |
 Church in Pusté Pole | |
  Pusté Pole Location of Pusté Pole in the Prešov Region  Pusté Pole Pusté Pole (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′00″N 20°54′00″E / 49.21667°N 20.90000°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Stará Ľubovňa |
| First mentioned | 1325 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.608 km2 (7.571 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,544 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 065 41 (pošta Ľubotín) |
| Area code | +421-52 |
| Car plate | SL |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1325. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Pusté Pole was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 530 metres and covers an area of 19.608 km². It has a population of about 1544 people.
External links
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Media related to Pusté Pole at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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