Oľšinkov

Oľšinkov
Oľšinkov
Municipality
	Oľšinkov Location of Oľšinkov in the Prešov Region Oľšinkov Location of Oľšinkov in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°12′N 22°03′E / 49.200°N 22.050°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Medzilaborce
First mentioned	1567
Area
• Total	7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation	443 m (1,453 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	20
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	067 16
Area code	+421 57
Car plate	ML
Website	olsinkov.webnode.sk

Oľšinkov (Rusyn: Вільшынків; Hungarian: Meggyfalu) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1567. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Oľšinkov was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 30 October 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Oľšinkov and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 450 metres and covers an area of 7.652 km². It has a population of about 30 people.

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