Divinka
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Žilina | ||
| Region : | Severné Považie | ||
| Area : | 5.174 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,030 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 199 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 327 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 013 31 ( Divina Post Office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 41 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 15 ' N , 18 ° 42' E | ||
| License plate : | ZA | ||
| Kód obce : | 517496 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Michal Krško | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Divinka č. 142 013 31 Divina |
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| Website: | www.divinka-lalinok.sk | ||
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Divinka (up to the 19th century Slovak also "Malá Divina"; Hungarian Kisdivény - until 1907 Kisdivina ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia with 1030 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in Okres Žilina , a district of Žilinský kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the southeast part of the Javorníky Mountains in the valley of the Divinský creek , which flows into the Hričov reservoir at the lower end of the municipality . The town center is located at an altitude of 327 m nm and is six kilometers from Žilina .
In addition to Divinka, the place Lalinok (Hungarian Lányos - until 1907 Lalinek , first mentioned in 1393, incorporated after 1907) belongs to the municipality.
Neighboring communities are Divina in the north, Žilina in the east and south and Svederník in the west.
history
On the Veľký hill there was a settlement of the Lusatian culture in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age Puchau culture . Furthermore, there was in the 9th century a. Z. a Slavic settlement.
Divinka itself was first mentioned in writing in 1393 as Kys Dywyne . It was first in the domain of Lietava Castle and later of Budatín and various noble families. In 1598 Divinka had nine houses and in 1784 18 houses, 22 families and 109 inhabitants. In 1828 there were 14 houses and 188 inhabitants who were employed as foresters, farmers and cattle keepers.
Until 1918 the place in Trenčín County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
Historical names include Cleyne Dywyna (1424), Divinka (1438) and Mala Divinka (1773).
population
According to the 2011 census, Divinka had 975 inhabitants, including 949 Slovaks , nine Poles , four Czechs and one Bulgarian and one German . One resident indicated a different ethnic group and 26 residents gave no information about the ethnic group .
859 residents confessed to the Roman Catholic Church, seven residents to the Evangelical Church AB, three residents to the Greek Catholic Church and one resident each to the Mormons, the Evangelical Methodist Church and the Orthodox Church; nine residents professed a different denomination. 70 residents had no denomination and 40 residents had no denomination.
Buildings and monuments
- Country Castle of sex Szunyogh in Renaissance style in the 16th and 17th centuries, since 2001 without use
- Baroque style chapel from the 18th century
Individual evidence
- ↑ Slovenské slovníky: názvy obcí Slovenskej republiky (Majtán 1998)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (Slovak) ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
