page_title: Oľšov
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Oľšov / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Crest of Oľšov
context_page_description: Oľšov is a village and municipality in the Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
context_section_description: In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1309.  The coat of arms of Oľšov shows three fish which represents the bountiful fishing that was provided by the nearby Torysa River.  Below is a chronology of the Hungarian and Slovak names of the village:
  
  1224 - Elsa
  
  1309 - Olsowa
  
  1329 - Vlusa
  
  1336 - Olschwicha
  
  1773 - Olsso, Ollyso, Olyso
  
  1786 - Olyscho
  
  1808 - Olsó, Olysó, Olssawa, Olssowce
  
  1863 - 1913 - Olysó
  
  1920 - Oľšov, Oľšovce
  
  1927 - Oľšov
caption: Coat of Arms
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