Kamienka, Stará Ľubovňa District

Kamienka
Village
Local church
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Stará Ľubovňa

Elevation	588 m (1,929 ft)
Coordinates	49°19′54″N 20°36′50″E / 49.33167°N 20.61389°E / 49.33167; 20.61389Coordinates: 49°19′54″N 20°36′50″E / 49.33167°N 20.61389°E / 49.33167; 20.61389

Area	29.166 km² (11.26 sq mi)

Population	1,409
Density	48/km² (124/sq mi)

First mentioned	1342

Location of Kamienka in Slovakia
Location of Kamienka in the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Category:Kamienka (okres Stará Ľubovňa)

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)

Municipalities of Stará Ľubovňa District

Podolínec Stará Ľubovňa Čirč Ďurková Forbasy Hajtovka Haligovce Hniezdne Hraničné Hromoš Chmeľnica Jakubany Jarabina Kamienka Kolačkov Kremná Kyjov Lacková Legnava Lesnica Litmanová Lomnička Ľubotín Malý Lipník Matysová Mníšek nad Popradom Nižné Ružbachy Nová Ľubovňa Obručné Orlov Plaveč Plavnica Pusté Pole Ruská Voľa nad Popradom Starina Stráňany Sulín Šambron Šarišské Jastrabie Údol Veľká Lesná Veľký Lipník Vislanka Vyšné Ružbachy

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