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Village in Slovakia Municipality in Slovakia
Kolonica
Municipality
Coat of arms of KolonicaCoat of arms
Kolonica is located in Prešov RegionKolonicaKolonicaLocation of Kolonica in the Prešov RegionShow map of Prešov RegionKolonica is located in SlovakiaKolonicaKolonicaLocation of Kolonica in SlovakiaShow map of Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°58′N 22°16′E / 48.967°N 22.267°E / 48.967; 22.267
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictSnina
First mentioned1567
Area
 • Total27.18 km (10.49 sq mi)
Elevation358 m (1,175 ft)
Population
 • Total527
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code067 61
Area code+421 57
Car plateSV
Websitewww.obeckolonica.sk

Kolonica (Hungarian: Kiskolon, Rusyn: Колоніця) is a village and municipality in the Snina District of the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. It has a population of about 600 people.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1567. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Kolonica was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. From 1939 to 1944, as a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was again part of Hungary. In 1944, the Red Army entered Kolonica and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Observatory

Just east of the village is a Soviet-manufactured one-metre telescope, the biggest telescope in Slovakia, used for observing variable stars.

Geography

Kolonica is around 80 km east of Košice, lies at a height of 360 metres and covers an area of 27.181 km².

References

  1. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. "Travel".

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Municipalities of Snina District
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