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Považská Bystrica District
Považská Bystrica District ( sk, okres Považská Bystrica, ; hu, Vágbesztercei járás) is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary, county of Kingdom of Hungary of Trencsén County, Trencsén. Municipalities See also *Dolný Moštenec References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Slovakia
An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. It is a second-tier territorial administrative unit, below a Regions of Slovakia, Region in standing, and superior to a municipality. Each district contains at least several municipalities. The cities of Bratislava and Košice are the only cities in Slovakia divided into internal urban districts, with five in Bratislava, and four in Košice. These urban districts are then further divided into smaller boroughs (which serve a function analogous to municipalities in typical districts). All other districts are larger in size and also include rural areas, and rural as well as urban municipalities. Each of these more typical districts has an urban centre serving as the seat of the district, usually the largest town (or the only town) of a given district. Rural municipalities are not legally allowed to become district seats. Map of current Slovak districts Characteristics Several districts form a "Region" (Slova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horná Mariková
Horná Mariková ( hu, Felsőmarikó) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. History In historical records the village as Horná Mariková was first mentioned in 1828 but first sign of existence is from 1321. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 470 metres and covers an area of 47.458 km2. It has a population of about 648 people. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1756-1918 (parish A) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 Obec, obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sádočné
Sádočné ( hu, Sádecsne) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1339. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 420 metres and covers an area of 7.505 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 161 people. External links * *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Považská Bystrica District {{Trenčín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pružina
Pružina ( hu, Barossháza) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. Pružina is also a surname that comes from the village of Pružina and is very uncommon. History Several important sites and artifacts have been discovered in the area of the village and close neighborhood, including a depot of bronze jewelry dated to early La Tène-period and gold and silver Celtic coins (Michalová Hill). In Pružina-Mesciská, a hillfort existed in the Early Middle Ages and several Slavic burial mounds have been discovered in the wider area. A large iron depot discovered in Mesciská dated to the Great Moravian period is the largest collection of this type in Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272 as ''Prusina'', then in 1330 as ''Prusinn'', in 1364 as ''Pruzina'', later ''Pruzsina'' until 1899, then it was renamed to ''Barossháza'' after Gábor Baross. Since the 16th century until 1863 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prečín
Prečín ( hu, Soltészperecsény) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region in North-Western Slovakia. History The first mention of the municipality in historical records is dated 1385. There are two churches, one from the 16th century and another from the 19th century. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 337 metres and covers an area of 17.631 km2. It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 1393 people. Prečín is surrounded by forests ideal for hiking and well as climbable rock formations. References External links * *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Považská Bystrica District {{Trenčín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Považská Bystrica
Považská Bystrica (; german: Waagbistritz; hu, Vágbeszterce) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the Váh river, around 30 km from the city of Žilina. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism. Profile Považská Bystrica is situated in a fold of mountain ranges Strážovské vrchy (1213 m) and Javorníky (1071 m a.s.l.). Mountains offer an attractive experience to trekkers and mountain-bikers in summer season, cross-country and skiing opportunities in winter season. Veľký Manín mountain (890 m a.s.l.) dominates the town skyline providing views from most places in the town. On the hill next to the town on the opposite side of the river Váh lies the ruins of Považský hrad castle with two manor houses beneath, to which the town's history is closely bounded. Another popular tourist attraction close to the town is a breathtaking canyon Manínska Gorge, Manínska tiesňava. Canyon splits Veľký and Malý Manín mountains. It is an internationally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podskalie
Podskalie ( hu, Egyházasnádas) is a municipality (village) in Slovakia in the Považská Bystrica District. It has 7,68 km2 and 145 inhabitants. References External links * Villages and municipalities in Považská Bystrica District {{Trenčín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Počarová
Počarová ( hu, Pocsaró) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1466. Geography The municipality lies at an elevation of 337 metres and covers an area of 2.316 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 145 people. References External links * *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Považská Bystrica District {{Trenčín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plevník-Drienové
Plevník-Drienové ( hu, Pelyvássomfalu) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1354. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 300 metres and covers an area of 13.019 km2. It has a population of about 1,600 people. Notable people * Dominik Tatarka Dominik Tatarka (14 March 1913 – 10 May 1989) was a Slovak writer famous for his 1956 satirical text ''The Demon of Consent'' (''Démon súhlasu'' in Slovak) condemning Stalinism. Early life Tatarka was born in Plevník-Drienové to Jozef ... (1913-1989) – writer References External links * *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Považská Bystrica District {{Trenčín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papradno
Papradno ( hu, Kosárfalva) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1525. In the past it belonged to the feudal dominion Bytča. Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Trenčín. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 398 metres and covers an area of 55.816 km2. It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 2540 people. References External links * *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Považská Bystrica District {{Trenčín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malé Lednice
Malé Lednice ( hu, Kislednic) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1339. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 425 metres and covers an area of 15.105 km2. It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 528 people. External links * *https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Považská Bystrica District {{Trenčín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostolec
Kostolec ( hu, Kosfalu) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1430. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 495 metres and covers an area of 4.001 km2. It has a population of about 256 people. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1764-1895 (parish B) * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1801-1907 (parish B) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
