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Settlements of East SLOVAKIA

Velka Polana (Nagypolany)

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Village Information	Village Links	Regional
Surnames	1997 Topographical Map	Online Historical Book: Below Snina Rock (1964)
Photographs	Current Road Map	Starina Reservoir
	Topo Map #2 1939 Military Map	1914 Zemplin County Map (714KB)
	1925 Topo Map (1.4MB)

Highlights

First Mentioned
2001 Population	0
1914 Population
Village Names

History

This village was evacuated in 1980 as it was in the watershed area for the construction of the Starina Reservoir. One building and the cemetery remain.

1430 Polyan, 1773 Polana. It is mentioned for the first time in 1430 as a possession of Stropkov town. In the XVIII century it belonged to Keglevich and Révész families. During the History, its inhabitants were occupied as woodmen. Source: Roberto Cannoni, Italy

Mick Sura reports that no church records will be found in the Slovak State archives. However records from 1821-1881 Can be found in the Zemplen regional archive in Satoraljaujhely (Hungary).

Photos

Cemetery Photos by Juraj Cisarik

Rusyns - Lost Homes - A picture essay of the land of the seven villages cleared to make way for the Starina Reservoir.

Surnames

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