Kolonica

Village in Slovakia

Municipality in Slovakia

Coat of arms

48°58′N 22°16′E / 48.967°N 22.267°E / 48.967; 22.267Country

SlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictSninaFirst mentioned1567Area

• Total27.18^[2] km² (10.49^[2] sq mi)Elevation

358^[3] m (1,175^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total527^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

067 61^[3]

Area code+421 57^[3]Car plateSVWebsitewww.obeckolonica.sk

Kolonica (Rusyn: Колоніця) is a village and municipality in the Snina District of the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. It has a population of about 600 people.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1567.

Observatory

Just east of the village is a Soviet-manufactured one-metre telescope, the biggest telescope in Slovakia, used for observing variable stars.^[5]

Geography

Kolonica is around 80 km east of Košice, lies at a height of 360 metres and covers an area of 27.181 km².

References

^ "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.
^ "Travel".