Runina

Runina (Hungarian: Juhászlak, Rusyn: Рунина) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. The first written reference of the village dates back to 1569. The municipality lies at an altitude of 550 metres and covers an area of 22.198 km². According to the 2013 census it had a population of 75 inhabitants.

Runina
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.07°N 22.40°E / 49.07; 22.40
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Snina District
First mentioned	1569
Government
• Mayor	Marián Regula
Area [1]
• Total	22.20 km2 (8.57 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	537 m (1,762 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	72
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	676 5[2]
Area code	+421 57[2]
Car plate	SV
Website	www.runina.sk

The village situated in the buffer zone of the Poloniny National Park offers easy access to most of the National Park's hiking trails. Stužica, a component of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site is also close to the village.

History

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Runina 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. In 1944, the Red Army entered Runina and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.