Kľačany

Municipality in Slovakia
48°23′19″N 17°52′25″E / 48.38861°N 17.87361°E / 48.38861; 17.87361CountrySlovakiaRegionTrnavaDistrictHlohovecFirst mentioned1256Area
 • Total10.10[2] km2 (3.90[2] sq mi)Elevation
169[3] m (554[3] ft)Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,144[1]Postal code
920 64[3]
Area code+421 33[3]Car plateHCWebsitewww.obec-klacany.sk

Kľačany (Hungarian: Décskelecsény) is a village and municipality in Hlohovec District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.

Etymology

Slovak Kľačane – settlers living near "kľak" ("bended wood", typically a floodplain forest or knee timber).[5]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1256.[citation needed]

Geography

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ 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

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
  • Surnames of living people in Klacany


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