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Brestov nad Laborcom

Coordinates: 49°07′0″N 21°57′0″E / 49.11667°N 21.95000°E / 49.11667; 21.95000
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Brestov nad Laborcom
Municipality
Brestov nad Laborcom is located in Prešov Region
Brestov nad Laborcom
Brestov nad Laborcom
Location of Brestov nad Laborcom in the Prešov Region
Brestov nad Laborcom is located in Slovakia
Brestov nad Laborcom
Brestov nad Laborcom
Location of Brestov nad Laborcom in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°07′0″N 21°57′0″E / 49.11667°N 21.95000°E / 49.11667; 21.95000
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictMedzilaborce
First mentioned1434
Area
 • Total6.045 km2 (2.334 sq mi)
Elevation
218 m (715 ft)
Population
 • Total66
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
067 01 (pošta Radvaň nad Laborcom)
Area code+421-57
Car plateML

Brestov nad Laborcom (Rusyn: Берестів над Лабірцём; Ukrainian: Берестів-над-Лабірцем, romanizedBerestiv-nad-Labirtsem; Hungarian: Laborcbér) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1434. The name of the village is derived from brest, the term for "elm tree". The nad Laborcom epithet in the full modern name of the village means "upon-Laborec". Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 218 metres and covers an area of 6.045 km². It has a population of about 66 people.

Genealogical resources

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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1898 (parish B)
  • Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1790-1911 (parish B)

See also

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