Červený Kameň (Hungarian: Vöröskő) is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
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  Červený Kameň Location of Červený Kameň in the Trenčín Region  Červený Kameň Červený Kameň (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 49°05′N 18°11′E / 49.083°N 18.183°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Ilava |
| First mentioned | 1439 |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.58[2] km2 (12.58[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 357[3] m (1,171[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 650[1] |
| Postal code | 018 56[3] |
| Area code | +421 42[3] |
| Car plate | IL |
| Website | www.cervenykamen.sk |
Etymology
editBoth Slovak and Hungarian names mean "red stone". The first written mention about the village is "possesio seu willa Wewreskew" (1439). Cherweny Kamen (1484) later also Rothenstein (1808).[5]
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1439. On 20 August 2015, two planes collided over the village. All 7 people on board were killed but the other 31 parachists jumped before both aircraft crashed.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 361 metres and covers an area of 32.584 km2. It has a population of about 757 people.
Genealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1671-1896 (parish A)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "História". Červený kameň - oficiálna stránka obce. Obecný úrad Červený Kameň. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
External links
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Media related to Červený Kameň, Ilava District at Wikimedia Commons
- Official page
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Cerveny Kamen
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