Súľov-Hradná
| Súľov-Hradná | |||
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Bytča | ||
| Region : | Severné Považie | ||
| Area : | 22,952 km² | ||
| Residents : | 966 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 42 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 400 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 013 52 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 41 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 9 ' N , 18 ° 35' E | ||
| License plate : | BY | ||
| Kód obce : | 517992 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Jaroslav Bušfy | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Súľov-Hradná 65 01352 Súľov-Hradná |
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| Website: | www.sulov-hradna.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Súľov-Hradná ( Hungarian Szulyóváralja - until 1902 Szúlyóhradna ) is a municipality in the Okres Bytča within the Žilinský kraj in Slovakia with about 900 inhabitants.
The municipality lies within the Súľovské vrchy in a small basin on the brook Hradnianka (also Hradňanka or Hradná). This mountain range is protected as part of the Strážovské vrchy Protected Landscape Area . The only access road to the municipality is from Predmier ( main road 61 ) in a breakthrough valley of the Hradnianka through massive rock formations (nature reserve Súľovské skaly ). The town of Bytča is eight kilometers to the north.
The place Súľov was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1193 and belonged to the noble families of Súľov, von Hradná and the Sirmiensis family . The population was engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and wood processing. The district of Hradná appears for the first time in a document in 1408. The Súľov Castle (also called Roháč) above Súľov is mentioned for the first time in 1470. Súľov Castle was in use until 1780, after which it was abandoned and was affected by an earthquake in 1858.
The district of Hradná was incorporated into Súľov in 1895 and this is how today's municipality emerged, then still under the Hungarian name Szúlyóhradna , since 1907 Szulyóváralja . After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, the municipality in Trenčín County became part of Czechoslovakia and has been in today's Slovakia since 1993.
There are three Renaissance country castles, two churches and a chapel in the community. To the north of the village are the ruins of the Sú derov Castle. The most famous sight, however, are the rock formations west of the place, which are used for climbing. There are also several hiking trails and bicycle routes in the area.
