Adamovské Kochanovce () is a
village
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and
municipality
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in the
Trenčín District
Trenčín District ( (or Trenčiansky okres), ) is a district in the Trenčín Region of northwestern Slovakia. It borders the districts of Bánovce nad Bebravou, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, and Ilava. In the northwest, the Slovak state border also fo ...
of the
Trenčín Region
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of north-western
Slovakia
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.
History
The
village
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was created in 1960 by the unification of Adamovce, Malé Bierovce and Kochanovce.
Geography
The
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
lies at an
altitude
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of 202 metres and covers an
area
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of . It has a
population
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of about 782 people.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in
Bratislava
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().
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1701-1763 (parish B), 1714–1895 (parish C)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1896 (parish A)
* Census records 1869 of Adamovske Kochanovce are not available at the state archive.
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
Villages and municipalities in Trenčín District
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