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Coordinates: 49°02N 22°26E / 49.033°N 22.433°E / 49.033; 22.433
 

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Ruský Potok
Municipality
Wooden church in Ruský Potok
Wooden church in Ruský Potok
Ruský Potok is located in Prešov Region
Ruský Potok

Ruský Potok

Location of Ruský Potok in the Prešov Region

Ruský Potok is located in Slovakia
Ruský Potok

Ruský Potok

Location of Ruský Potok in Slovakia

Coordinates: 49°02′N 22°26′E / 49.033°N 22.433°E / 49.033; 22.433
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictSnina
First mentioned1635
Area
 • Total12.88[2] km2 (4.97[2] sq mi)
Elevation
428[3] m (1,404[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total125[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
067 66[3]
Area code+421 57[3]
Car plateSV
Websitewww.obecruskypotok.sk

Ruský Potok (Hungarian: Oroszpatak, Rusyn: Руськый Потік) is a village and municipalityinSnina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1635. A Rusyn wooden Greek Catholic church dedicated to the Archangel Michael is located in the village, it was built in 1740.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 440 metres and covers an area of 12.885 km2. According to the 2013 census it had a population of 133 inhabitants. Situated in the buffer zone of the Poloniny National Park it offers good access to some of the National Park's hiking trails. Several components of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site are also close to the village.

History[edit]

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Ruský Potok was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. As a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was from 1939 to 1944 again part of Hungary. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army entered Ruský Potok and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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