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Medzilaborce (, Midzhilabirtsyi; , Mizhlabirtsi; ) is a town in northeastern Slovakia close to the border with Poland, located near the towns of Sanok and Bukowsko (in southeastern Małopolska). Its population is approximately 6,500.

Key facts

Slovak place.elevation_m
342
Slovak place.name
Medzilaborce
Slovak place.settlement_type
Municipality
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Medzilaborce main street.jpg
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Medzilaborce main street
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Medzilaborce-medzilaborce-flag.svg
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Coat of Arms of Medzilaborce.svg
Slovak place.etymology
"people amidst the Laborec streams"
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Region
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District
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Medzilaborce District
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Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
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1
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Location of Medzilaborce in the Prešov Region##Location of Medzilaborce in Slovakia
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Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name
Vladislav Višňovský
Slovak place.established_title
First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date
1557

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Medzilaborce
Country
Slovakia
Population
5669
Area
47.482229
Elevation
326
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Laborec
Shares border with
Palota
Official website
www.medzilaborce-urad.sk
Image
CerkiewMedzilaborce.jpg
Dialing code
057
Licence plate code
ML
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Commons category
Medzilaborce
postal code
068 01
twinned administrative body
Kozienice
topic's main category
Category:Medzilaborce
email address
mailto:[email protected]
time of earliest written record
1543-00-00
inception
1543-00-00
native label
Medzilaborce
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Characteristics
  • Geography
  • History
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Economy and infrastructure
  • Major employers
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • Notable people
  • Museum of Modern Art
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Medzilaborce (, Midzhilabirtsyi; , Mizhlabirtsi; ) is a town in northeastern Slovakia close to the border with Poland, located near the towns of Sanok and Bukowsko (in southeastern Małopolska). Its population is approximately 6,500.

==Characteristics== It is an administrative and cultural centre of the Laborec Region. A train line connects it with the town of Humenné to the south and with Poland to the north. The private sector and service industries are developing quickly in the town at the moment.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Medzilaborce” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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