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History of Presov


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Habitation in the area around Prešov dates as far back as the Paleolithic period. The oldest discovered tools and mammoth bones are 28,000 years old. Continuous settlement dates back to the 8th century.

The first record of a school dates from 1429. In 1572, salt mining began in Solivar (at that time a nearby town, now part of Presov). Prešov's increased importance meant that in 1647 it became the seat of

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