Belá nad Cirochou (Rusyn: Бела над Цірохов, Hungarian: Cirókabéla) is a large village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

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Belá nad Cirochou
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°58′N 22°06′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Snina
First mentioned	1451
Area
• Total	17.34[1] km2 (6.70[1] sq mi)
Elevation	211[2] m (692[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	3,339[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	067 81[2]
Area code	+421 57[2]
Car plate	SV
Website	www.belanadcirochou.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1451.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 207 metres and covers an area of 17.356 km². It has a population of about 3315 people.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786–1895 (parish B)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1825–1895 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

External links

• Media related to Belá nad Cirochou at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070427022352/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Bela nad Cirochou

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[de] Belá nad Cirochou

[ru] Бела-над-Цирохоу (район Снина)