Oľka

Oľka
Oľka
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°09′N 21°50′E / 49.150°N 21.833°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Medzilaborce
First mentioned	1408
Area
• Total	31.45 km2 (12.14 sq mi)
Elevation	244 m (801 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	254
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	067 04
Area code	+421 57
Car plate	ML
Website	olka.sk

Oľka (Rusyn: Олька; Hungarian: Olyka) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1408. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Oľka was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 25 November 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Oľka and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 250 metres and covers an area of 31.459 km². It has a population of about 350 people.

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