Prečín
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trenčiansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Považská Bystrica | ||
| Region : | Severné Považie | ||
| Area : | 17.631 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,509 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 86 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 337 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 018 15 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 42 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 5 ' N , 18 ° 31' E | ||
| License plate : | PB | ||
| Kód obce : | 513563 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Anton Lagíň | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Prečín č. 304 018 15 Prečín |
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| Website: | www.precin.eu | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Prečín (Hungarian Soltészperecsény - until 1907 Precsin ) is a municipality in northwestern Slovakia with 1509 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and belongs to the Okres Považská Bystrica , a district of the Trenčiansky kraj .
geography
The village is located in the middle of the Súľovské vrchy mountains in the valley of the Domanižanka river ( Váh river system ) at the confluence with the Bodianka . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 337 m nm and is eight kilometers from Považská Bystrica .
In addition to the main town, the formerly independent town of Zemianska Závada has been part of the municipality since 1979 .
Neighboring municipalities are Považská Bystrica in the west and north, Bodiná in the northeast, Veľká Čierna in the east, Domaniža in the southeast and south and Počarová in the south.
history
Archaeological studies prove settlements from the Hallstatt period, the Puchau culture , the Latène period, the Roman period and the time of the Moravian Empire .
The place was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1385 as Prichen and initially belonged to the Perecsényi and Podmaniczky families as an estate, and later to the estate of Waagbistritz. In 1828 there were 45 houses and 437 inhabitants who were employed in forestry and agriculture.
Until 1918, both places in Trenčín County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
The now independent communities Bodiná and Počarová were 1979–1990 and 1976–1992 districts of Prečín.
population
According to the 2011 census, Prečín had 1,401 inhabitants, including 1,311 Slovaks, ten Czechs and one Ukrainian. 79 residents gave no answer. 1161 residents confessed to the Roman Catholic Church, seven residents each to the Evangelical Church AB and the Greek Catholic Church and one resident each to the Apostolic Church, the Evangelical Methodist Church and the Congregational Church; two residents professed a different denomination. 92 inhabitants were without a denomination and the denomination of 129 inhabitants was not determined.
Attractions
- Roman Catholic Church of the Birth of Mary, originally Gothic, last redesigned in the 18th century in Baroque style
- Baroque style chapel from 1758
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census by ethnicity (Slovak) ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 2011 census by denomination (Slovak) ( Memento from September 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)