Čirč

Čirč (; ) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Čirč
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Circ-kostel.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Circ-stara lubovna-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Stará Ľubovňa District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Čirč in the Prešov Region##Location of Čirč in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date

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Čirč (; ) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

==History== In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1773. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Čirč was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 21 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Čirč and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.