Krajné ( hu, Karaj, until 1899 ) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in
Myjava District
Myjava District ( sk, okres Myjava, hu, Milavai járás) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. It is located in the area of the Myjava Hills. Myjava district belongs to the smaller districts in Slovakia and the population dens ...
in the
Trenčín Region
The Trenčín Region ( sk, Trenčiansky kraj, ; cs, Trenčínský kraj; hu, Trencséni kerület) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 9 districts ('' okresy''). The region was established in 1996: previously it had ...
of north-western
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records the
village
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was first mentioned in 1282.
Geography
The
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
lies at an
altitude
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of 245 metres and covers an area of 20.982 km². It has a
population
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of about 1,590 people.
References
External links
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20090621123522/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Villages and municipalities in Myjava District
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