Vyšný Komárnik
Municipality
Coat of arms of Vyšný Komárnik
Coat of arms
Vyšný Komárnik is located in Prešov Region
Vyšný Komárnik
Vyšný Komárnik
Location of Vyšný Komárnik in the Prešov Region
Vyšný Komárnik is located in Slovakia
Vyšný Komárnik
Vyšný Komárnik
Location of Vyšný Komárnik in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°24′N 21°43′E / 49.400°N 21.717°E / 49.400; 21.717
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictSvidník
First mentioned1600
Area
 • Total6.60[1] km2 (2.55[1] sq mi)
Elevation
434[2] m (1,424[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total76[3]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
090 05[2]
Area code+421 54[2]
Car plateSK

Vyšný Komárnik (Hungarian: Felsőkomárnok) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia, in the Laborec Highlands.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1600.

During World War II, Vyšný Komárnik was the first liberated village on the territory of (then) Czechoslovakia.[4][5]

In 1949, the Czechoslovak government erected a memorial and cemetery southeast of the Dukla border crossing, It contains the graves of several hundred Russian and Czechoslovak soldiers. Several other memorials and cemeteries have also been erected in the region.[4][5]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 440 metres and covers an area of 6.000 km². It has a population of about 79 people. It is also lying near the Dukla Pass, as well as near international border crossing with Poland.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. 1 2 "Slovakia Genealogy Research Strategies". www.iabsi.com.
  5. 1 2 Battle of the Dukla Pass#cite note-iabsi-4


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