Staré ( hu, Sztára) is a
village
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and
municipality
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in
Michalovce District
Michalovce District (''okres Michalovce'') is a district in
the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia
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in the
Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
History
In
historical records the
village
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was first mentioned in 1221.
Geography
The
village
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lies at an
altitude
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of 107 metres and covers an
area
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of 6.234 km
2. The
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
has a
population
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of about 700 people.
The name was taken from gróf Sztáray.
See also
*
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Staré
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a church in Staré, Slovakia.
The parish was established in the 13th century. The first written account is from 1332-37. In 1335, the village consisted of Horné Staré and Kostolné Staré with St. Ann ...
Gallery
File:Staré kostol (leto) church (summer) 02.jpg, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, est. 1842 (July 2006)
File:Staré socha sv. Jana Nepomuka (leto) statue of St John of Nepomuk (summer).jpg, Statue of John of Nepomuk in Staré
File:Staré kaštieľ (leto) manor house (summer) 05.jpg, Manor house in Staré, est. early 1600s (July 2006)
File:Staré kaštieľ (leto) manor house (summer) 03.jpg, Manor house in Staré, est. early 1600s (July 2006)
File:Staré kaštieľ (leto) manor house (summer) 01.jpg, Manor house in Staré, est. early 1600s (July 2006)
File:Staré obecná sýpka (zal. 1804, leto) village granary (est. 1804, summer) 01.jpg, Village granary in Neo-Classical style, est. 1804 (July 2006)
File:Staré obecná sýpka (zal. 1804, leto) village granary (est. 1804, summer) 03.jpg, Village granary in Neo-Classical style, est. 1804 (July 2006)
File:Staré obecná sýpka (zal. 1804, leto) village granary (est. 1804, summer) 02.jpg, Village granary in Neo-Classical style, est. 1804 (July 2006)
References
External links
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
*http://www.stare.sk
*http://www.obecstare.wz.cz
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080110184734/http://www.farnost-stare.sk/
Villages and municipalities in Michalovce District
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