Košické Oľšany

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Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region
Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region

Košické Oľšany (Hungarian: Felsőolcsvár) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

[edit] History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1288 when a part of the village belonged to Slanec Lords, and the other part to Krásna nad Hornádom’s Benedectine abbey.

[edit] Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 202 metres and covers an area of 8.669 km². It has a population of about 1140 people.

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