Vyšný Komárnik

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Vyšný Komárnik

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Coordinates: 49°24′N 21°43′E﻿ / ﻿49.400°N 21.717°E﻿ / 49.400; 21.717
Country|  Slovakia
Region| Prešov
District| Svidník
First mentioned| 1600
Area

• Total| 6.60[2] km2 (2.55[2] sq mi)
Elevation

| 434[3] m (1,424[3] ft)
Population

(2021)

• Total| 76[1]
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

090 05[3]

Area code| +421 54[3]
Car plate| SK

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[edit]

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.[5][6]

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.[5][6]

## Geography[edit]

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[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.
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.
5. ^ a b "Slovakia Genealogy Research Strategies". www.iabsi.com.
6. ^ a b Battle of the Dukla Pass#cite note-iabsi-4

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Vyšný Komárnik at Wikimedia Commons

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* Medvedie
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* Nižný Komárnik
* Nižný Mirošov
* Nižný Orlík
* Nová Polianka
* Okrúhle
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* Šarbov
* Šarišský Štiavnik
* Šemetkovce
* Štefurov
* Vagrinec
* Valkovce
* Vápeník
* Vyšná Jedľová
* Vyšná Pisaná
* Vyšný Komárnik
* Vyšný Mirošov
* Vyšný Orlík
* Železník
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