Veľká Poľana

Veľká Poľana is a Ruthenian village in eastern , in . The first mention of the village was in 1493. The village originally belonged to the noble families of , later given to some other noble families.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: place in Prešov Region, Slovakia
  • Also known as: “Polana Veľká” and “Velka Polana”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruské and Poloniny.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Veľká Poľana.

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National Park is a year-round destination…

Village
is a and municipality… is situated 6 km south of Veľká Poľana.

Veľká Poľana

Latitude
49.08866° or 49° 5′ 19″ north
Longitude
22.30527° or 22° 18′ 19″ east
Elevation
612 metres (2,008 feet)
Open location code
8GX438Q4+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6790104746
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
723272
Wiki­data ID
Q12356447
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ukrainian—“Veľká Poľana” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Veľká Poľana”
  • Esperanto: “Veľká Poľana”
  • Hungarian: “Nagypolány”
  • Italian: “Veľká Poľana”
  • Russian: “Велика Поляна”
  • Rusyn: “Великы Поляны”
  • Rusyn: “Велька Поляна”
  • Slovak: “Veľká Poľana”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика Поляна”

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