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Horná Streda

Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 17°50′32″E / 48.65667°N 17.84222°E / 48.65667; 17.84222
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Horná Streda
Village
Church of All Saints
Church of All Saints
Horná Streda is located in Trenčín Region
Horná Streda
Horná Streda
Location of Horná Streda in the Trenčín Region
Horná Streda is located in Slovakia
Horná Streda
Horná Streda
Horná Streda (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 17°50′32″E / 48.65667°N 17.84222°E / 48.65667; 17.84222
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrenčín
DistrictNové Mesto nad Váhom
First mentioned1263
Area
 • Total
9.82[2] km2 (3.79[2] sq mi)
Elevation
169[3] m (554[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,406[1]
Postal code
916 24[3]
Area code+421 32[3]
Car plateNM
Websitewww.hornastreda.sk

Horná Streda (Template:Lang-hu, known as Vág-Szerdahely before 1898) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263.

Prior to 1918 it was part of Nyitra County, Austria-Hungary. It then became part of the First Czechoslovak Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 169 metres and covers an area of 9.827 km². It has a population of about 1300 people. The village lies about 7 km north of Piešťany and approximately 12 km south of Nové Mesto nad Váhom. Horná Streda is about an hour's drive away from Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

The village lies on the banks of the river Váh and is the site of a small hydroelectric power plant.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1735-1919 (parish A)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1871-1922 (parish B)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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