Plavnica

Plavnica ( ) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Plavnica
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Plavnica13Slovakia3.JPG
Slovak place.image_flag: Plavnica-stara lubovna-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Stará Ľubovňa District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Plavnica in the Prešov Region##Location of Plavnica in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date

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Plavnica ( ) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

==History== In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1325. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Plavnica was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 23 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Plavnica and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.