Rybany

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Rybany
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Rybany (Slovakia)
Rybany
Rybany
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Trenčiansky kraj
Okres : Bánovce nad Bebravou
Region : Horná Nitra
Area : 11.041 km²
Residents : 1,465 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 133 inhabitants per km²
Height : 188  m nm
Postal code : 956 36
Telephone code : 0 38
Geographic location : 48 ° 40 ′  N , 18 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 15 ′ 30 ″  E
License plate : BN
Kód obce : 505455
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Roman Malánik
Address: Obecný úrad Rybany
č. 415
956 36 Rybany
Website: www.rybany.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Rybany (Hungarian Ribény ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia with a population of 1,465 (December 31, 2019), which for Okres Bánovce nad Bebravou , part of kraj Trenčiansky belongs.

geography

The community is located in the upper foothills of the Slovakian Danube hill country on the left bank of the Bebrava . The hill country is surrounded by the Považský Inovec , Strážovské vrchy and Tribeč mountains . The center of the village is at an altitude of 188  m nm and is six kilometers from Bánovce nad Bebravou and 16 kilometers from Topoľčany .

history

Rybany was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1323 as Ryblyen and the name indicates the original occupation of the inhabitants, fishing (Slovak ryba = fish). The place was divided between the Archdiocese of Gran and the Ribánszky family . In 1828 there are 84 houses and 761 inhabitants.

population

Results after the 2001 census (1479 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 97.90% Slovaks
  • 1.35% gypsies
  • 0.27% Czechs

By religion:

  • 95.06% Roman Catholic
  • 1.49% Protestant
  • 2.37% non-denominational

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic church from the beginning of the 14th century, rebuilt 1885–87.

Infrastructure

In Rybany there is a grocery store, a post office, a pharmacy as well as a primary school and a kindergarten. The national road 592 (Bánovce nad Bebravou – Nadlice) runs through the village, with connections to the state roads I / 50 (E 572) and I / 64 . The place has a stop on the regional railway line Trenčín - Chynorany .

Web links

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