Porúbka, Bardejov District

Municipality in Slovakia

49°12′00″N 21°25′30″E / 49.20000°N 21.42500°E / 49.20000; 21.42500Country

SlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictBardejovFirst mentioned1427Area

• Total2.965 km² (1.145 sq mi)Elevation

200 m (700 ft)Population

• Total237 • Density80/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

086 12 (pošta Kurima)

Area code421-54Car plateBJWebsitewww.obec-porubka.sk

Porúbka (Hungarian: Tapolyortovány) is a village and small municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1427. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Porúbka was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 15 January 1945, the Red Army and the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps dislodged the Wehrmacht from Porúbka and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.