Krásna Ves ( hu, Bánkaraszna) is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Bánovce nad Bebravou District
Bánovce nad Bebravou District ( sk, okres Bánovce nad Bebravou, hu, Báni járás) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ...
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 1208.
Geography
The
municipality
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lies at an
altitude
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of 250 metres and covers an
area
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of 10.216 km
2. It has a
population
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of about 510 people. It lies at the southwest foot of the
Strážov Mountains, on the upper part of the
Bebrava
The Bebrava is a river in western Slovakia. It rises in the Strážovské vrchy mountains near the village of Čierna Lehota, flowing at first south-west, turning after some 10 km into south, flowing through Bánovce nad Bebravou, finally p ...
river.
Notable people
*
Jozef Tuchyňa (1941–2019) – Slovak general and politician
Other information
*
Car Codes : BN
*Post Code : 956 53
*Calling Code : 00 421 38
References
External links
*'
Official website''
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Villages and municipalities in Bánovce nad Bebravou District
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