Beloveža

Beloveža
Beloveža
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°17′N 21°22′E / 49.283°N 21.367°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Bardejov
First mentioned	1355
Area
• Total	10.15 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	769
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	086 14
Area code	+421 54
Car plate	BJ
Website	beloveza.com

Beloveža (Rusyn: Біловежа, Hungarian: Bélavézse) is a village and municipality in Bardejov District, in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1355. The Catholic church of St. Michael the Archangel of 1778 can be found in the village.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 290 metres and covers an area of 10.153 km². It has a population of about 785 people, 703 Slovaks and 82 Ruthenians, mostly members of the Greek Catholic Church.

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

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