Vojka, Slovakia

Vojka Catholic Church

Vojka (Hungarian: Véke) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Etymology

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The name comes from Slavic vojka, 'a small guardian group'. Rudolf Krajčovič assumes that it guarded the nearby salt storage in Soľnička.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2005). Živé kroniky slovenských dejín [Living Chronicles of the Slovak History] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Literárne informačné centrum. p. 144. ISBN 80-88878-99-3.

48°28′N 21°55′E / 48.467°N 21.917°E / 48.467; 21.917


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