Horný Hričov ( hu, Felsőricsó) is a village and municipality in

Žilina District Žilina District ( sk, Okres Žilina) is an '' okres'' (district) of the Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia. The district was first established in 1923. Its present borders date from 1996. The heart of the district is the Váh and Rajec rive ...

in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 318 metres and covers an area of 5.782 km². It has a population of about 780 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): 1690-1952 (parish B)

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
of living people in Horny Hricov
Villages and municipalities in Žilina District {{Žilina-geo-stub

History

Geography

Genealogical resources

See also

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