Lalinok ( hu, Lalinek) is a village (local part) in the administrative district of

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in northern

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History

The first written mention of Lalinok dates back to April 4, 1325, in the document dealing with the property transfers of the noble Borčický family, Lalinok is referred to as ''Lylihng''. The earliest direct written record of Divinka is preserved in the letter of the Nitra

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: ''Capitulum Ecclesiae Nitriensis''), dated to March 19, 1393. The Chapter announced not only King

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but all the villages of the

Lietava Lietava ( hu, Zsolnalitva) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. Lietava Castle, the third largest castle in Slovakia, is in the village. History In historical records the village was firs ...

estate, including Divinka (referred to as ''Kysdywyne'') and Lalinok (referred to as ''Lelenk''), too, that the new lawful overlord of

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and the estate had become Dezider from Kapla.Sobola, Marek (ed). ''Divinka Lalinok''. Divinka: Village of Divinka, 2018. . From September 22, 1911 is Lalinok a part of Divinka village.

Historical names

* 1325 Lylihng * 1387 Lelinek * 1393 Lelenk * 1395 Leleuch * 1416 Lelenk * 1438 Lalinka, Lelinka * 1598 and 1853 Lalinek * 1742 and 1800 Lalin * 1927 Lalinek

Monuments

* Walled cross from 1907 with the Art Nouveau elements. * Small chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, coming from the late 19th century. * Bell tower with the bell from 1819. * Memorial dedicated to

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victims from Lalinok village. The memorial is located at the local

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. * Old wooden folk houses from the 19th and 20th century. File:Lalinok ľudový dom.jpg, Typical folk house in Lalinok, 19th century File:Lalinok zvonica.jpg, Bell tower in Lalinok (Hôrka) File:Divinka zvon.jpg, Bell in Lalinok from 1819 File:Lalinok kríž.jpg, Art Nouveau cross from 1907 File:Divina obec centrum 2016.png, Aerial view of neighboring

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(left) and Lalinok (right) File:WWI Memorial in Lalinok (Divinka).jpg, WWI Memorial in Lalinok, with the name of Ondrej Sobola

Natives

* Ondrej Sobola (*August 7, 1880 Lalinok – † c. 1915 Russian battlefield; December 31, 1918 officially) was a farmer, worker and an Austro-Hungarian Army soldier. On his honour and memory an international project

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was created. His name and portrait is on a common Memorial dedicated to WWI victims from Lalinok village in the local cemetery. His portrait is also on a Memorial pillar in the Emperor's park of

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References

External links

Surnames of living people in DivinkaPictures from Lalinok in Zilina-Gallery
Villages and municipalities in Žilina District {{Žilina-geo-stub