Ondavské Matiašovce

Location of Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region.

Ondavské Matiašovce (Hungarian: Zemplénmátyás) is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1363.

Many families from Ondavske Matiasovce and neighboring villages of Benkovce and Tovarne would migrate from the Slovakia to the United States in the early 20th century. The Dudas family has been researched as a known family to have strong genealogical roots in these three villages. An example would be Michael Dudas (1882-1938), who migrated in the early 20th century to settle in Slovak and Polish neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His wife, Maria, and young child, Paul, would follow shortly after. Migration from villages in Slovakia, like Ondavske Matiasovce, were common around the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. (As researched by Robert J. Dudas)

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 133 metres and covers an area of 10.295 km². It has a population of about 812 people.

External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

Municipalities of Vranov nad Topľou District
Hanušovce nad Topľou Vranov nad Topľou Babie Banské Benkovce Bystré Cabov Čaklov Čičava Čierne nad Topľou Ďapalovce Davidov Detrík Dlhé Klčovo Ďurďoš Giglovce Girovce Hencovce Hermanovce nad Topľou Hlinné Holčíkovce Jasenovce Jastrabie nad Topľou Juskova Voľa Kamenná Poruba Kladzany Komárany Kučín Kvakovce Majerovce Malá Domaša Matiaška Medzianky Merník Michalok Nižný Hrabovec Nižný Hrušov Nižný Kručov Nová Kelča Ondavské Matiašovce Pavlovce Petkovce Petrovce Piskorovce Poša Prosačov Radvanovce Rafajovce Remeniny Rudlov Ruská Voľa Sačurov Sečovská Polianka Sedliská Skrabské Slovenská Kajňa Soľ Štefanovce Tovarné Tovarnianska Polianka Vavrinec Vechec Vlača Vyšný Kazimír Vyšný Žipov Žalobín Zámutov Zlatník

Coordinates: 48°56′N 21°45′E / 48.933°N 21.750°E / 48.933; 21.750