Vislanka
Vislanka (Rusyn: Вісланка; Hungarian: Pusztamező) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
History
[edit]In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1773. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vislanka was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 22 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Vislanka and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
[edit]The municipality lies at an altitude of 541 metres and covers an area of 4.233 km². It has a population of about 282 people.
External links
[edit]- Vislanka - The Carpathian Connection
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
49°14′N 20°52′E / 49.233°N 20.867°E
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