Čičmany
| Čičmany | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Žilina | ||
| Region : | Severné Považie | ||
| Area : | 25.611 km² | ||
| Residents : | 123 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 5 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 655 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 013 17 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 41 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 57 ′ N , 18 ° 31 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | ZA | ||
| Kód obce : | 517470 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Iveta Michalíková | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Čičmany 166 01317 Čičmany |
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| Website: | www.obeccicmany.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Čičmany ( German carpenter's house , Hungarian Csicsmány - until 1902 Csicsman ) is a municipality in north-western Slovakia with 123 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
geography
It is located about 38 km southwest of Žilina , in the Strážovské vrchy mountains , in the source area of the Rajčianka .
history
The place was first mentioned as Cziczman in 1272 .
population
According to the 2011 census, there were 170 inhabitants in Čičmany, of which 167 were Slovaks and one German . Two residents did not provide any information about their ethnicity .
155 residents professed to the Roman Catholic Church and two residents professed a different denomination. One resident was non-denominational and the denomination was not determined for 12 residents.
Buildings
- Roman Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Cross in Baroque style from 1669
- 18th century chapel
Čičmany is best known for its well-preserved folk architecture , wooden houses with white decorations. In 1977 the lower part of the village was placed under a preservation order and is one of ten folk architecture reserves in Slovakia.
literature
- Ernst Hochberger: The big book of Slovakia. Hochberger, Sinn 1997, p. 127
