Vojany
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Košický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Michalovce | ||
| Region : | Dolný Zemplín | ||
| Area : | 10.923 km² | ||
| Residents : | 897 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 82 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 102 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 076 72 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 56 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 34 ' N , 22 ° 0' E | ||
| License plate : | MI | ||
| Kód obce : | 543942 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Štefan Czinke | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Vojany 2 07672 Vojany |
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| Website: | www.vojany.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Vojany (until 1948 in Slovak "Vajany"; in Hungarian Vaján ) is a municipality in southeastern Slovakia . It is located in the eastern Slovak lowlands on the Laborec River , 6 km from Veľké Kapušany and 26 km from Michalovce .
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1323.
Until 1918 it belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary in Ung County , then came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia , but became part of Hungary again from 1938 to 1945 due to the First Vienna Arbitration . Since then, the municipality has been part of Czechoslovakia and, since 1993, Slovakia . The hard coal-fired power plants Vojany I and Vojany II are located near the village. There is also an alternative point for the broad-gauge Uzhhorod – Košice line on the municipal site .
