Omšenie

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Omšenie
coat of arms map
Omšenie coat of arms
Omšenie (Slovakia)
Omšenie
Omšenie
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Trenčiansky kraj
Okres : Trenčín
Region : Stredné Považie
Area : 24.361 km²
Residents : 1,934 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 79 inhabitants per km²
Height : 333  m nm
Postal code : 914 43
Telephone code : 0 32
Geographic location : 48 ° 54 '  N , 18 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 54 '5 "  N , 18 ° 13' 31"  E
License plate : TN
Kód obce : 506354
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Alojz Marček
Address: Obecný úrad Omšenie
č. 330
913 43 Omšenie
Website: www.omsenie.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Omšenie (until 1927 Slovak "Omšená" or "Omšené" - older even "Mšenné"; Hungarian Nagysziklás - until 1907 misen ) is a municipality in the northwest of Slovakia with 1,934 inhabitants (December 31, 2019) and is part of the Trenčín District , a Part of the Trenčiansky kraj .

geography

Omšenie OÚ.JPG

The village is located in the southwestern part of the Strážovské vrchy Mountains in the valley of the Teplička brook . There is a reservoir between Omšenie and Trenčianske Teplice. The center of the village lies at an altitude of 333  m nm and is five kilometers from Trenčianske Teplice and 18 kilometers from Trenčín .

history

Omšenie was first mentioned in writing in 1332 as Missen . At first, the surrounding land belonged directly to the Hungarian king, before Louis the Great gave it to the Baraczkay family at the beginning of the 14th century . Parts of the municipality belonged to Podmaniczky and others according to lien . The main occupation of the inhabitants was sheep breeding, which can still be seen today in the municipal coat of arms.

population

Results of the 2001 census (1958 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 98.98% Slovaks
  • 0.36% Czechs
  • 0.05% Magyars
  • 0.05% Poland

By religion:

  • 93.05% Roman Catholic
  • 3.63% non-denominational
  • 2.60% no information
  • 0.26% Protestant
  • 0.20% Greek Catholic

Buildings

  • Roman Catholic Church of Nativity from the 13th century

Personalities