Volica | |
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Municipality | |
 Church and belfry in Volica | |
  Volica Location of Volica in the Prešov Region  Volica Location of Volica in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′N 21°56′E / 49.150°N 21.933°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Medzilaborce |
| First mentioned | 1405 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.37[1] km2 (2.07[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 247[2] m (810[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 266[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 067 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 57[2] |
| Car plate | ML |
| Website | www |
Volica (Hungarian: Ökröske) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia, in the Laborec Highlands.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1405. The name of the village is derived from vôl, vol, "ox", and reflected in its coat of arms.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 254 metres and covers an area of 5.373 km². It has a population of 264 people (as of the 2021 census), primarily Rusyns.
Gallery
Road bridge over the Laborec river, with Volica in the background
Entering Volica (cattle crossing the road, fittingly for the village's name)
Front facade of the church in Volica
Cemetery in Volica
Pasture meadow (foreground) and football pitch in Volica (background)
Main railway line in the Laborec river valley near volica, highlands in the background
References
- 1 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.
- 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
Media related to Volica at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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