Kolbasov

Kolbasov
Kolbasov
Municipality
Car plate	SV
Website	kolbasov.sk

Kolbasov (Rusyn: Ковбасів; Hungarian: Végaszó) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

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).^[5] Kolbasa, Kolbazo 1548 (the first written mention), Kolbaso 1773, Kolbásow 1808;^[5] 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

Chanuka.^[6]

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.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (22)". Kultúra slova (4). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 228.
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