Blažov (Javorina)

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Blažov (Hungarian: Balázsvágás; Rusyn: Блажів) was a municipality (village) in Slovakia. It was one of the villages that ceased to exist in the course of the creation of the municipality-military area Javorina on their territory in 1953.

Former names: Blaziv, Blasenau, Balázsvágás

A native of this village was the Greek-Catholic bishop in Mukacheve, Havryil Blazhovskyi (c.1705–1742).

• 561 m / 1870 feet above sea level
• The valley of the upper Torysa River
• The Levoča (Lewocha) Hills
• the highest hills: Čierna hora / Black Mount (1289.4 m / 4232 ft.), Škapová (1231.9 m / 4042 ft.)
• The north-western corner of the Sabinov District
• Prešov Region

49°08′58.1″N 20°44′55.8″E / 49.149472°N 20.748833°E / 49.149472; 20.748833

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