Topoľa ( Rusyn : Тополя , Hungarian : Kistopolya ) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia .
5-541: The municipality is located in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia . It lies at an altitude of 384 metres and covers an area of 26.384 km. According to the 2013 census, it had a population of 159 inhabitants. In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1337. The Greek Catholic wooden church of Archangel Michael located on the hill above the village dates back as far as 1700. There
10-637: Is a cemetery of soldiers, who fell in World War I, adjacent to the church. The name of the village is derived from topoľ , the poplar tree. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Topoľa was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary . In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic . From 1939 to 1944, as a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it
15-452: The village. This Prešov Region geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Snina District Snina District ( okres Snina ) is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia . Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Zemplín . It's the easternmost district in Slovakia, and includes the easternmost point of
20-743: The whole country, Kremenec . Snina, the district's administrative center is the only town in the district, and the easternmost town in Slovakia. According to the 2011 Census, 29,737 people in the Snina District identified themselves as Slovak , and 4,678 people identified themselves as Ruthenian , and 604 people said they were Ukrainian . Also according to the 2011 Census 17,996 people identified themselves as Roman Catholic , 7,712 people said they were Greek Catholic , and 7,596 said they were Orthodox . 48°59′15″N 22°9′7″E / 48.98750°N 22.15194°E / 48.98750; 22.15194 This Prešov Region geography article
25-716: Was again part of Hungary . On 26 October 1944, the Red Army entered Topoľa and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. The municipality is situated in the buffer zone of the Poloniny National Park . It offers easy access to most of the National Park's hiking trails. Havešová, a component of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site, is also located close to
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