Veľká Poľana
Veľká Poľana is a Ruthenian village in eastern Slovakia, in Snina District. The first mention of the village was in 1493. The village originally belonged to the noble families of Humenné, later given to some other noble families.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: place in Prešov Region, Slovakia
- Also known as: “Polana Veľká”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruské and Poloniny.
Ruské
Hamlet
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Ruské is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Veľká Poľana.
Poloniny
Photo: Juandev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poloniny National Park is a year-round destination located in the Upper Zemplín region of Eastern Slovakia. Set amidst mountains, UNESCO listed forests and alpine meadows, offers a mixture of natural and cultural attractions.
Príslop
Village
Príslop is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. Príslop is situated 6 km south of Veľká Poľana.
Veľká Poľana
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Stakčín, Snina District, Prešov Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.08866° or 49° 5′ 19″ northLongitude
22.30527° or 22° 18′ 19″ eastElevation
612 metres (2,008 feet)Open location code
8GX438Q4+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6790104746OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Veľká Poľana” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Veľká Poľana”
- Esperanto: “Velka Polana”
- 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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