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Porúbka, Bardejov District

Coordinates: 49°12′00″N 21°25′30″E / 49.20000°N 21.42500°E / 49.20000; 21.42500
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Porúbka
Municipality
Porúbka is located in Prešov Region
Porúbka
Porúbka
Location of Porúbka in the Prešov Region
Porúbka is located in Slovakia
Porúbka
Porúbka
Location of Porúbka in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°12′00″N 21°25′30″E / 49.20000°N 21.42500°E / 49.20000; 21.42500
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictBardejov
First mentioned1427
Area
 • Total2.965 km2 (1.145 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 • Total237
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
086 12 (pošta Kurima)
Area code421-54
Car plateBJ
Websitewww.obec-porubka.sk

Porúbka (Hungarian: Tapolyortovány) is a village and small municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1427. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Porúbka was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 15 January 1945, the Red Army and the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps dislodged the Wehrmacht from Porúbka and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 200 metres and covers an area of 2.965 km². It has a population of about 237 people.

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