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Bystričany

Municipality in Slovakia

48°40′N 18°31′E / 48.667°N 18.517°E / 48.667; 18.517Country

SlovakiaRegionTrenčínDistrictPrievidzaFirst mentioned1388Area

• Total37.60^[2] km² (14.52^[2] sq mi)Elevation

239^[3] m (784^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,792^[1]Postal code

972 45^[3]

Area code+421 46^[3]Car platePDWebsitebystricany.sk

Bystričany (Hungarian: Besztercsény) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1388.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 260 metres and covers an area of 37.607 km². It has a population of about 1840 people.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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Surnames of living people in Bystricany