Brestov nad Laborcom


Brestov nad Laborcom is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1434. The name of the village is derived from brest, the term for "elm tree". The nad Laborcom epithet in the full modern name of the village means "upon-Laborec". Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

Population

It has a population of  people.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"