Medzilaborce

Medzilaborce
Medzilaborce main street
Etymology: "people amidst the Laborec streams"
Medzilaborce
Location of Medzilaborce in the Prešov Region
Medzilaborce
Location of Medzilaborce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°16′N 21°54′E / 49.27°N 21.90°E / 49.27; 21.90
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov Region
DistrictMedzilaborce District
First mentioned1557
Government
  MayorVladislav Višňovský
Area
  Total
47.48 km2 (18.33 sq mi)
Elevation
342 m (1,122 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
5,776
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
680 1
Area code+421 57
Car plateML
Websitewww.medzilaborce-urad.sk

Medzilaborce (Rusyn: Міджілабірцї, Midzhilabirtsyi; Ukrainian: Міжлабірці, Mizhlabirtsi; Hungarian: Mezőlaborc) is a town in northeastern Slovakia close to the border with Poland, located near the towns of Sanok and Bukowsko (in southeastern Małopolska). Its population is approximately 6,500.