Kamienka, Stará Ľubovňa District

Kamienka
Kamienka
	Village
	Local church
	Kamienka Location of Kamienka in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°19′54″N 20°36′50″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Stará Ľubovňa
First mentioned	1342
Area
• Total	29.166 km2 (11.261 sq mi)
Elevation	588 m (1,929 ft)
Population
• Total	1,409
• Density	48/km2 (130/sq mi)

Kamienka (Rusyn: Камюнка, Kamiunka, Ukrainian: Камйонка, Kamionka) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. The village is traditionally inhabited by Rusyns, as one of their westernmost settlements.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1342.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 588 metres and covers an area of 29.166 km². It has a population of about 1409 people.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"

Here were born two Greek-Catholic bishops, Ivan Bradach (1732–1772) and his younger brother Mykhaylo Bradach (1748–1815)

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