Horná Streda

Horná Streda
Village
Church of All Saints
Horná Streda Location of Horná Streda in the Trenčín Region Horná Streda Horná Streda (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 17°50′32″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Nové Mesto nad Váhom
First mentioned	1263
Area
• Total	9.827 km2 (3.794 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	1,263
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Postal code	916 24
Area code	+421-32
Car plate	NM
Website	www.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

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

Media related to Horná Streda at Wikimedia Commons

• Official page
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Description of the power plant (in Slovak language)
• Local plant breeding station (in Slovak language)
• Surnames of living people in Horna Streda