Oľšinkov

Also known as Oľšinkov (Slovakia)

Oľšinkov (; ) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Oľšinkov
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Olsinkov medzila 3.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Olsinkov-medzilaborce-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Medzilaborce District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Oľšinkov in the Prešov Region##Location of Oľšinkov in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date

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Oľšinkov (; ) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

==History== In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1567. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Oľšinkov was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 30 October 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Oľšinkov and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.