Volica
Volica | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Volica in the Prešov Region | |
Coordinates: 49°09′N 21°56′E / 49.150°N 21.933°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Prešov |
District | Medzilaborce |
First mentioned | 1405 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.37[2] km2 (2.07[2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 247[3] m (810[3] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 266[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 067 01[3] |
Area code | +421 57[3] |
Car plate | ML |
Website | www |
Volica (Hungarian: Ökröske) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia, in the Laborec Highlands.
History[edit]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1405. The name of the village is derived from vôl, vol, "ox", and reflected in its coat of arms.
Geography[edit]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 254 metres and covers an area of 5.373 km². It has a population of 264 people (as of the 2021 census), primarily Rusyns.
Gallery[edit]
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Road bridge over the Laborec river, with Volica in the background
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Entering Volica (cattle crossing the road, fittingly for the village's name)
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Front facade of the church in Volica
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Cemetery in Volica
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Pasture meadow (foreground) and football pitch in Volica (background)
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Main railway line in the Laborec river valley near volica, highlands in the background
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[edit]
- Media related to Volica at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html