Vojka, Slovakia
Vojka
Véke | |
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Vojka Catholic Church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vojka Location of Vojka in the Košice Region Vojka Location of Vojka in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′N 21°55′E / 48.47°N 21.92°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice Region |
| District | Trebišov District |
| First mentioned | 1245 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.74 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 537 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 768 3[2] |
| Area code | +421 56[2] |
| Car plate | TV |
| Website | www |
Vojka (Hungarian: Véke) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Etymology
The name comes from Slavic vojka, 'a small guardian group'. Rudolf Krajčovič assumes that it guarded the nearby salt storage in Soľnička.[4]
References
- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2005). Živé kroniky slovenských dejín [Living Chronicles of the Slovak History] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Literárne informačné centrum. p. 144. ISBN 80-88878-99-3.