municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Ružomberok District
Ružomberok District (''okres Ružomberok'') is a district in
the Žilina Region of central Slovakia.
Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Liptov.
Municipalities
* Bešeňová
* Hubová
* Ivachnová
* Kalam ...
in the
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region ( sk, Žilinský kraj; pl, Kraj żyliński; hu, Zsolnai kerület) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 315 municipalities, from which 18 have a town status. The region ...
of northern
Slovakia
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.
History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1469.
Geography
The municipality sits at an
altitude
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of 508 metres and covers an
area
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of 5.894 km². It has a population of about 500 people.
Genealogical records
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia".
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1687-1901 (parish B)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1895 (parish B)