Ruská Bystrá
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Košický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Sobrance | ||
| Region : | Dolný Zemplín | ||
| Area : | 11,958 km² | ||
| Residents : | 107 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 9 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 418 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 07264 ( Ruský Hrabovec Post Office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 56 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 51 ' N , 22 ° 18' E | ||
| License plate : | SO | ||
| Kód obce : | 523011 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Ján Sakulič | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Ruská Bystrá 19 07264 Ruská Bystrá |
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Ruská Bystrá (until 1927 in Slovak "Ruské Bystré"; in Hungarian Oroszsebes - until 1902 and 1939–45 Oroszbisztra - older also Alsóbisztra ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia . It is located in the Vihorlat Mountains about 6 km from the border with Ukraine and 22 km from Sobrance .
The place was first mentioned in 1405. Until 1918 it belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and was in Semplin County , then it came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia . Due to the Slovak-Hungarian war , it belonged to Hungary from 1939 to 1945 .
In the village is the Greek Catholic wooden church of St. Bishop Nicholas from the years 1720-30, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008.
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