Orlov, Stará Ľubovňa District
Orlov (Rusyn: Орлов; Hungarian: Orló) 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 1349. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Orlov was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 23 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Orlov and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
[edit]The municipality lies at an altitude of 494 metres and covers an area of 20.772.576 m². It has a population of about 763 people.
External links
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Media related to Orlov at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Orlov - The Carpathian Connection
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
49°17′N 20°52′E / 49.283°N 20.867°E
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