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Zboj

Coordinates: 49°02′N 22°29′E / 49.033°N 22.483°E / 49.033; 22.483
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Zboj
Municipality
Zboj is located in Prešov Region
Zboj
Zboj
Location of Zboj in the Prešov Region
Zboj is located in Slovakia
Zboj
Zboj
Location of Zboj in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°02′N 22°29′E / 49.033°N 22.483°E / 49.033; 22.483
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictSnina
First mentioned1567
Area
 • Total50.54[2] km2 (19.51[2] sq mi)
Elevation
345[3] m (1,132[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total268[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
067 68[3]
Area code+421 57[3]
Car plateSV
Websitewww.zboj.sk

Zboj (Hungarian: Harcos, Rusyn: Збой) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1567. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Zboj 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. On 18 October 1944, the Red Army entered Zboj and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 356 metres and covers an area of 50.542 km2. According to the 2013 census it had a population of 353 inhabitants.

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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