Starina, Stará Ľubovňa District

Location of Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region.

Starina (Hungarian: Poprádófalu, Rusyn: Старина) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1352. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Starina was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 24 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Starina and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 477 metres and covers an area of 9.088 km². It has a population of about 70 people.

External links

• Media related to Starina (Stará Ľubovňa District) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Starina - The Carpathian Connection
• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html