Kľačno

Municipality in Slovakia
48°54′45″N 18°39′30″E / 48.91250°N 18.65833°E / 48.91250; 18.65833Country SlovakiaRegionTrenčínDistrictPrievidzaFirst mentioned1413Area
 • Total48.69[2] km2 (18.80[2] sq mi)Elevation
400[3] m (1,300[3] ft)Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,062[1]Postal code
972 15[3]
Area code+421 46[3]Car platePDWebsitewww.klacno.eu

Kľačno (German: Gaidel; Hungarian: Nyitrafő) 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 1413.

The village once belonged to the German language island of Hauerland but the majority of the German population was expelled at the end of World War II.[5]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 368 metres and covers an area of 48.699 km2. It has a population of about 1100 people.

Genealogical resources

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

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1785-1911 (parish A)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ William Richter, Deutsche Sprachinseln in der Slowakei mit Fokus auf das Hauerland – Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft, in: Linguistische Treffen in Wrocław, Vol. 20 (2021), p.265-266

External links

  • Media related to Kľačno at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
  • Surnames of living people in Klacno


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