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Streltsy (Hungary)

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The streltsy (singular: strelets, translated as shooter) were traditional border guards in Őrség [hu], a historical region of Hungary, in the village Sztrelec (Strelets). The village was to seat oneself[clarification needed] near in Kančevci (now in Slovenia).

The streltsy were of Slovenian nationality, armed with the bow. In the 16th century, the Ottoman-Turks attacked Sztrelec and at up the village.

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