Kľačany
Kľačany | |
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Municipality | |
Church in Kľačany | |
Location of Kľačany in the Trnava Region | |
Coordinates: 48°23′19″N 17°52′25″E / 48.38861°N 17.87361°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trnava |
District | Hlohovec |
First mentioned | 1256 |
Area | |
• Total | 10.10[2] km2 (3.90[2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 169[3] m (554[3] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,144[1] |
Postal code | 920 64[3] |
Area code | +421 33[3] |
Car plate | HC |
Website | www.obec-klacany.sk |
Kľačany (Hungarian: Décskelecsény) is a village and municipality in Hlohovec District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
Etymology
[edit]Slovak Kľačane – settlers living near "kľak" ("bended wood", typically a floodplain forest or knee timber).[5]
History
[edit]In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1256.[citation needed]
Geography
[edit]The municipality lies at an altitude of 170 metres and covers an area of 10.105 km². It has a population of about 976 people.
Genealogical resources
[edit]The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1756-1895 (parish B)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1919 (parish B)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (44)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (3). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 147.
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Klacany