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Municipality in Slovakia
Tročany
Municipality
Wooden church in village
Wooden church in village
Tročany is located in Prešov Region
Tročany
Tročany
Location of Tročany in the: Prešov Region
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Tročany is located in Slovakia
Tročany
Tročany
Location of Tročany in Slovakia
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Coordinates: 49°10′57″N 21°19′19″E / 49.18250°N 21.32194°E / 49.18250; 21.32194
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictBardejov
First mentioned1270
Area
 • Total8.468 km (3.270 sq mi)
Elevation345 m (1,132 ft)
Population
 • Total320
 • Density38/km (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
086 41
Area code+421 (0)54
Car plateBJ
Websitewww.trocany.eu

Tročany (Hungarian Trocsány) is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the——Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village, which was part of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1920, was first mentioned in 1270.

The wooden Greek Catholic Church of St. Luke the Evangelist was constructed in 1739, on the "site of a church erected in 1338." It contains a large iconostasis with many 17th century icons painted on canvas.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 345 metres. And covers an area of 8.468 km². It has a population of about 320 people.

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