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Starina Reservoir
Starina reservoir is a water reservoir in eastern Slovakia, Snina District, located in the Poloniny National Park. It is the most important source of drinking water in the area, built on the headwaters of the river Cirocha. Building started in 1981. 3,463 inhabitants were evacuated from 769 dwellings from the 7 following villages (Starina, Snina District, Starina, Dara, Snina district, Dara, Ostrožnica, Snina District, Ostrožnica, Smolník, Snina District, Smolník, Ruské, Veľká Poľana and Zvala). The total surface of the water reservoir Starina is 240 ha. The height of the water headbay is 50 m. This source of drinking water is very important because it supplies nearly all of East Slovakia with drinking water. There is a scenic viewpoint above the water reservoir Starina. External linksdocumentary project about Rusyn minority from the region of water dam Starina [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an Bay, embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by stream, creeks, rivers or rainwater that surface runoff, runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive water diversion, diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct (water supply), aq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. From the late 6th century, parts of modern Slovakia were incorporated into the Pannonian Avars, Avar Khaghanate. In the 7th century, the Slavs played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. When the Avar Khaghanate dissolved in the 9th century, the Slavs established the Principality of Nitra before it was annexed by the Great Moravia, Principality of Moravia, which later became Great Moravia. When Great Moravia fell in the 10th century, the territory was integrated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snina District
Snina District (''okres Snina'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Zemplín. It's the easternmost district in Slovakia, and includes the easternmost point of the whole country, Kremenec. Snina, the district's administrative center is the only town in the district, and the easternmost town in Slovakia. Municipalities * Belá nad Cirochou * Brezovec * Čukalovce * Dlhé nad Cirochou * Dúbrava * Hostovice * Hrabová Roztoka * Jalová * Kalná Roztoka * Klenová * Kolbasov * Kolonica * Ladomirov * Michajlov * Nová Sedlica *Osadné * Parihuzovce * Pčoliné * Pichne * Príslop * Runina * Ruská Volová * Ruský Potok * Snina * Stakčín * Stakčianska Roztoka * Strihovce * Šmigovec * Topoľa * Ubľa * Ulič * Uličské Krivé * Zboj * Zemplínske Hámre Demographics According to the 2011 Census, 29,737 people in the Snina District identified themselves as Slovak, and 4,678 people i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poloniny National Park
Poloniny National Park () is a national park in northeastern Slovakia at the Polish and Ukrainian borders, in the Bukovské vrchy mountain range, which belongs to the Eastern Carpathians. It was created on 1 October 1997 with a protected area of and a buffer zone of . Selected areas of the park are included in the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site. Location The park is located in the Snina District in the Prešov Region. It is adjacent to Bieszczady National Park in Poland; together they are part of the East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. The highest point lies at AMSL on a point where the borders of Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine meet, near the summit of the mount Kremenec. The National Park is the easternmost and least populated area of the country. Hiking trails start from several villages, most notably Nová Sedlica but also from Runina, Topoľan and Uličské Krivé. Biology and ecology Forests cover about 80% of the area; beech and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cirocha
Cirocha (; ) is a right tributary of the river Laborec in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. It is long and its drainage basin size is . , p. 51 Its average flow is 2.85 m³/s in Snina. Course The headwaters of the Cirocha are in the Bukovské vrchy mountains under the ''Ruské sedlo'' saddle at the Slovak-Poland, Polish border. It flows south and west after first few kilometres into the Starina reservoir, flowing further to the municipalities of Snina and Stakčín. From Stakčín it flows to the west, to its confluence with the Laborec river near Humenné.See also * List of rivers of SlovakiaReferences External links Rivers of Sl ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starina, Snina District
Starina () is a former Ruthenian village in eastern Slovakia, within Snina District. The first mention of the village was in 1557. The village originally belonged to the noble families of Humenné. The inhabitants of the village were evacuated in 1980, along with six other villages, in order to make way for the Starina reservoir. Only one building and the cemetery remain. The village is now under the water level of the dam. Below the Magura mountain is a mineral water source. Now the territory is in the Poloniny National Park Poloniny National Park () is a national park in northeastern Slovakia at the Polish and Ukrainian borders, in the Bukovské vrchy mountain range, which belongs to the Eastern Carpathians. It was created on 1 October 1997 with a protected area of .... On the territory, there is also the Gazdoráň Nature Reserve, which was declared for the protection of rare plants. References Former villages in Slovakia Stakčín {{Slovakia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dara, Snina District
Dara is a former Ruthenians, Ruthenian village in eastern Slovakia, in Snina District. The first mention of the village was in 1598. The village originally belonged to the noble families of Humenné, later given to some other noble families. The village was destroyed for the construction of the Starina reservoir in 1986 with six other villages. The only thing remaining is an Orthodoxy, Orthodox church of 1956, which stands on the site of a wooden chapel from 1746. The territory now lies within Poloniny National Park. {{authority control Former villages in Slovakia Zemplín (region) Stakčín ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostrožnica, Snina District
Ostrožnica is a former Ruthenian village in eastern Slovakia, within Snina District. The first mention of the village was in 1585. The village originally belonged to the noble families of Humenné, later given to some other noble families. The village was destroyed in 1986 to make way for the Starina reservoir, along with six other villages. The only things remaining are a World War I cemetery and the village cemetery. The territory now lies within Poloniny National Park Poloniny National Park () is a national park in northeastern Slovakia at the Polish and Ukrainian borders, in the Bukovské vrchy mountain range, which belongs to the Eastern Carpathians. It was created on 1 October 1997 with a protected area of .... References Former villages in Slovakia {{Slovakia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolník, Snina District
Smolník () was a Ruthenian village in eastern Slovakia, within Snina District. The first mention of the village was in 1568. In 1980 the village was destroyed, along with six other villages, to make way for the Starina reservoir. Before its destruction, it had 72 houses and approximately 360 people. The village originally belonged to the noble families of Humenné, which was later given to some other noble families. There remains a cemetery of people killed during World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ... and a bell tower. The territory is within Poloniny National Park. Former villages in Slovakia Stakčín {{Slovakia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The village was destroyed to make way for the Starina reservoir, along with six other villages. The only things remaining are a World War I cemetery, the village cemetery and a cottage. The territory now lies within Poloniny National Park Poloniny National Park () is a national park in northeastern Slovakia at the Polish and Ukrainian borders, in the Bukovské vrchy mountain range, which belongs to the Eastern Carpathians. It was created on 1 October 1997 with a protected area of .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Veľká Poľana Former villages in Slovakia Stakčín ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
