Runina | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Snina |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Runina in the Prešov Region##Location of Runina in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.0719°N 22.4033°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marián Regula |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1569 |
Area Total Km2: | 22.19[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.57 |
Elevation M: | 537[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,762 |
Population Total: | 74[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 3.4[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1.3 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 067 65 |
Area Code: | +421 57 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SV |
Runina (Hungarian: Juhászlak, Рунина) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. The first written reference of the village dates back to 1569. The municipality lies at an altitude of 550 metres and covers an area of 22.198 km2. According to the 2013 census it had a population of 75 inhabitants.
The village situated in the buffer zone of the Poloniny National Park offers easy access to most of the National Park's hiking trails. Stužica, a component of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site is also close to the village.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Runina was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. From 1939 to 1944, as a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was again part of Hungary. In 1944, the Red Army entered Runina and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.