Vojka, Slovakia

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

Vojka Catholic Church

Etymology

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

References
  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



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