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Ubľa

Municipality in Slovakia

48°53′N 22°23′E / 48.883°N 22.383°E / 48.883; 22.383Country

SlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictSninaFirst mentioned1567Area

• Total29.00^[2] km² (11.20^[2] sq mi)Elevation

223^[3] m (732^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total787^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

067 73^[3]

Area code+421 57^[3]Car plateSVWebsitewww.obecubla.sk

Ubľa (Hungarian: Ugar, Rusyn: Убля) is a border village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia on the border with Ukraine.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1567. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Ubľa was part of Zemplén 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 from 1939 to 1944 again part of Hungary. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army entered Ubľa and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 224 metres and covers an area of 29.144 km². According to the 2013 census it had a population of 796 inhabitants.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.