Pusté Pole

Pusté Pole
Pusté Pole
Municipality
	Church in Pusté Pole
	Pusté Pole Location of Pusté Pole in the Prešov Region Pusté Pole Pusté Pole (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 49°13′00″N 20°54′00″E / 49.21667°N 20.90000°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Stará Ľubovňa
First mentioned	1325
Area
• Total	19.608 km2 (7.571 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
• Total	1,544
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal code	065 41 (pošta Ľubotín)
Area code	+421-52
Car plate	SL

Pusté Pole (Hungarian: Kriványpusztamező, Rusyn: Пусте Поле) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1325. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Pusté Pole was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 530 metres and covers an area of 19.608 km². It has a population of about 1544 people.

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