Kolbasov ( rue, Ковбасів; ) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern

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Etymology

''Klobásov''—"a place where sausages (''klobása'', in dialects also ''kolbása'', ''klbása'') are made". The village was famous for its slaughterhouse. Alternativelly, something curved (a street, a creek or a village, the village was founded by the bend of the creek). ''Kolbasa'', ''Kolbazo'' 1548 (the first written mention), ''Kolbaso'' 1773, ''Kolbásow'' 1808; in Hungarian also ''Kolbaszó'' until 1899, after renamed to ''Végaszó''.

History

Several Jews were murdered here by Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) on 8 December 1945, the last night of

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Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 312 metres and covers an area of 15.965 km². It has a population of about 110 people.

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* * *https://web.archive.org/web/20071006173841/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Snina District {{Prešov-geo-stub