Kolbasov (Rusyn: Ковбасів; Hungarian: Végaszó) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

Etymology

Klobásov—"a place where sausages (klobása, in dialects also kolbása, klbása) are made". The village was famous for its slaughterhouse. Alternativelly, something curved (a street, a creek or a village, the village was founded by the bend of the creek). Kolbasa, Kolbazo 1548 (the first written mention), Kolbaso 1773, Kolbásow 1808; in Hungarian also Kolbaszó until 1899, after renamed to Végaszó.

History

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Kolbasov was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. As a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was from 1939 to 1944 again part of Hungary. On 26 October 1944, the Red Army entered Kolbasov and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Several Jews were murdered here by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) on 8 December 1945, the last night of Chanuka.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 312 metres and covers an area of 15.965 km. It has a population of about 110 people.