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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Poľov
| native_name             =
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = Borough
<!-- images, nickname, motto -->
| image_skyline           = File:KostolPolov.jpg
| image_caption           = Church of St Michael the Archangel
| image_flag              = Polov-kosice ii-flag.svg
| image_shield            = File:Coat of Arms of Poľov.png
| motto                   =
| nickname                =
| etymology               =
<!-- location -->
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[Slovakia]]
| subdivision_type1       =
| subdivision_name1       =
| subdivision_type2       = Region
| subdivision_name2       = [[Košice Region|Košice]]
| subdivision_type3       = District
| subdivision_name3       = [[Košice II]]
| subdivision_type4       =
| subdivision_name4       =
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| image_map               = Map of Poľov borough, location within Košice, Slovakia.svg
| map_caption             = Location within Košice
| pushpin_map             = Slovakia
| pushpin_relief          =
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location of Poľov in Slovakia
| coordinates             =
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<!-- established -->
| established_title1      = Village
| established_date1       = 1248 ''(first known record)''
| established_title2      = Borough
| established_date2       =
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 12.96
| area_total_sq_mi        =
| area_land_sq_mi         =
| area_water_sq_mi        =
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 275
| elevation_ft            =
<!-- population -->
| population_as_of        = 31 December 2017
| population_footnotes    =
| population_total        = 1,198
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1_DST           =
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 040 15
| area_code_type          =
| area_code               = +421-55
| geocode                 =
| iso_code                =
| blank_name              = [[Slovak car registration plates|Car plate]]
| blank_info              = KE
<!-- website, footnotes -->
| website                 = [https://www.mcpolov.sk/ www.mcpolov.sk]
| footnotes               = Source <ref>[http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Mestská a obecná štatistika SR] (urgently needs an updated statistics link for 2018) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427022352/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html |date=2007-04-27 }}</ref>
}}'''Poľov''' ({{langx|hu|Pólyi}}) is a [[Boroughs and localities of Košice|borough]] (city ward) of the city of [[Košice]], [[Slovakia]]. Located in the [[Košice II]] district, it lies at an altitude of roughly {{convert|275|m}} above sea level, and is home to nearly 1,200 people. The borough retains much of its rural character.
== History ==
The first written record of Poľov dates back to 1248.
In the 20th century, Poľov lost village municipality status and was annexed to Košice as one of its boroughs.
==Statistics==
* Area: {{convert|12.96|km2}}
* Population: 1,198 (December 2017)
* Density of population: 92/km<sup>2</sup> (December 2017)
* District: [[Košice II]]
* Mayor: Ladislav Brada (as of 2018 elections)
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Poľov - panoramio.jpg|Building at the local cemetery
</gallery>
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.mcpolov.sk/ Official website of the Poľov borough]
* [https://www.cassovia.sk/polov/ Article on the Poľov borough at Cassovia.sk]
* [http://www.kosice.sk Official website of the town of Košice]
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[[Category:Boroughs of Košice]]
[[Category:Villages in Slovakia merged with towns]]
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