Veľké Kršteňany (Hungarian: Nagykeresnye) is a village and municipality in Partizánske District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
Veľké Kršteňany | |
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Municipality | |
 Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church | |
  Veľké Kršteňany Location of Veľké Kršteňany in the Trenčín Region  Veľké Kršteňany Veľké Kršteňany (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′N 18°25′E / 48.650°N 18.417°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Partizánske |
| First mentioned | 1271 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.47[2] km2 (5.20[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215[3] m (705[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 595[1] |
| Postal code | 958 03[3] |
| Area code | +421 38[3] |
| Car plate | PE |
| Website | www.velkekrstenany.eu |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1271. On May 13. 1908, Pavol Gašparovič Hlbina, a Slovak poet, priest and translator was born here.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 215 metres and covers an area of 13.476 km2. It has a population of about 621 people.
References
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.
External links
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Media related to Veľké Kršteňany at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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