Tatranská Javorina

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Coordinates: 49°16′0″N 20°8′0″E / 49.26667°N 20.13333°E / 49.26667; 20.13333
Tatranská Javorina
Municipality
Coat of arms
Name origin: Slovak name of maple
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov
District Poprad
Elevation 1,000 m (3,281 ft)
Coordinates 49°16′0″N 20°8′0″E / 49.26667°N 20.13333°E / 49.26667; 20.13333
Area 94.021 km2 (36 sq mi)
Population 229 (2010-12-31)
Postal code 059 56
Area code +421-52
Car plate PP
Location of Tatranská Javorina in Slovakia
Location of Tatranská Javorina in the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Tatranská Javorina
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Website: www.tjavorina.eu

Tatranská Javorina is a village in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 1000 metres and covers an area of 94.041 km². It has a population of about 230 people. It is located by the Javorová Valley in the Tatra Mountains at the Polish border.

History

The beginnings of the municipality are in the 18th century. The name of the village stems from the former maple (Slovak: javor) forests, after which some geographical objects were named (brook Javorinka, Javorová Valley and Javorový štít). Between 1918 and 1921 the Polish government several times wanted to make the village as well as adjacent Tatra valleys part of Poland, later on the Poles negotiated with Czechoslovakia about change of the border, but unsuccessfully. On November 1, 1938, after the Munich Agreement, Poland took control over the village. It was captured by the Slovaks in September 1939 (see: Polish September Campaign and Field Army Bernolák) and it has been part of Slovakia ever since.

See also

  • Polish-Czechoslovak border conflicts

External links

Disputed territory around Tatranská Javorina
Municipalities of Poprad District
Slovakia


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