Topoľa

Geography

The municipality is located in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. The municipality lies at an altitude of 381 metres (1,250 ft) and covers an area of 26.40 km2 (10.19 sq mi) (2025).

Population

It has a population of 149 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

In year 2021 was 159 people by ethnicity 96 as Slovak, 85 as Rusyn, 7 as Ukrainian, 5 as Not found out, 1 as Czech, 1 as Serbian and 1 as Polish.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

In year 2021 was 159 people by religion 130 from Greek Catholic Church, 14 from None, 5 from Not found out, 4 from Roman Catholic Church, 4 from Eastern Orthodox Church and 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1337. The Greek Catholic wooden church of Archangel Michael located on the hill above the village dates back as far as 1700. There is a cemetery of soldiers, who fell in World War I, adjacent to the church. The name of the village is derived from topoľ, the poplar tree.

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Topoľa 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. On 26 October 1944, the Red Army entered Topoľa and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Protected areas and natural landmarks

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