Michajlov

Michajlov
Michajlov
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 48°55′N 22°21′E / 48.917°N 22.350°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Snina
First mentioned	1557
Area
• Total	4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation	243 m (797 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	85
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	067 73
Area code	+421 57
Car plate	SV
Website	obecmichajlov.sk

Michajlov (Hungarian: Kismihály, Rusyn: Михайлів) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1557 AD. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Michajlov 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 Michajlov and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 250 metres and covers an area of 4.673 km². It has a population of about 110 people.

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