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Blatná Polianka

Sárosmező
Blatná Polianka Sárosmező
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 48°41′N 22°06′E / 48.68°N 22.10°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Sobrance District
First mentioned	1417
Area
• Total	9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Elevation	102 m (335 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	175
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	724 4
Area code	+421 56
Car plate	SO
Website	blatnapolianka.sk

Blatná Polianka (Hungarian: Sárosmező, Rusyn: Блатна Полянка) is a village and municipality in the Sobrance District in the Košice Region of east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1417. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Blatná Polianka was part of Ung 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 again part of Hungary from 1939 to 1944. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army entered Blatná Polianka and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 104 metres and covers an area of 9.986 km². It has a population of about 170 people.

Culture

The village has a public library and a football pitch

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"

Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1834–1895 (parish B)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1797–1916 (parish B)

References

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.