Uličské Krivé | |
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 Uličské Krivé in the Prešov Region##Location of Uličské Krivé in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.9917°N 22.4361°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1478 |
Area Total Km2: | 19.09[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.37 |
Elevation M: | 278[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 912 |
Population Total: | 240[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 12.7[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.9 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 067 73 |
Area Code: | +421 57 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SV |
Uličské Krivé (Hungarian: Görbeszeg, Уліцьке Криве) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1478. The municipality lies at an altitude of 285 metres and covers an area of 19.132 km2. According to the 2013 census it had a population of 255 inhabitants.
The village is situated in the buffer zone of the Poloniny National Park and offers an access point to some of the National Park's hiking trails. Several components of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site are also close to the village.
The wooden Greek Catholic church in the village dates back to 1718 and is dedicated to the Archangel Michael.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Uličské Krivé 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. On 26 October 1944, the Red Army entered Uličské Krivé and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.