Papradno
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trenčiansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Považská Bystrica | ||
| Region : | Severné Považie | ||
| Area : | 55.973 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,453 (Dec 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 44 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 398 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 018 13 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 42 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 14 ' N , 18 ° 25' E | ||
| License plate : | PB | ||
| Kód obce : | 513466 | ||
| structure | |||
| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Roman Španihel | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Papradno 315 018 13 Papradno |
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| Website: | www.papradno.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Papradno (until 1927 in Slovak "Papradné" or "Papradnô"; in Hungarian Kosárfalva - until 1907 Papradnó ) is a place and a municipality in the Okres Považská Bystrica of the Trenčiansky kraj in northwestern Slovakia , with 2,453 inhabitants (December 31, 2019) .
geography
The municipality is located in the Javorníky Mountains , in the valley of the Papradnianka brook , which flows from north to south-east before it flows into the Váh . Papradno is 16 kilometers away from Považská Bystrica . The community area is 80 percent forested (mostly conifers).
In addition to the main town, the municipality also includes the municipality part Podjavorník (named after the Veľký Javorník mountain) and other unofficial settlements and hamlets.
history
Settlement of today's municipality probably began in the 14th century, on what was then Jasenica . This Wallachian colonization lasted until the 16th century, which also created various hamlets in the mountains. The place is mentioned in writing for the first time in 1525 as Spapradna and was tribute to the estate of Bitsch .
