Chynorany

Chynorany
Municipality
Church
Country Slovakia
Region Trenčín
District Partizánske
Elevation 175 m (574 ft)
Coordinates 48°36′30″N 18°16′0″E / 48.60833°N 18.26667°E / 48.60833; 18.26667Coordinates: 48°36′30″N 18°16′0″E / 48.60833°N 18.26667°E / 48.60833; 18.26667
Area 10.351269 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population 2,754 (2011[1])
Density 266/km2 (689/sq mi)
Postal code 956 33
Area code +421-38
Car plate PE
Location of Chynorany in Slovakia
Wikimedia Commons: Chynorany
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.chynorany.sk

Chynorany (Hungarian: Kinorány) is a village and municipality in Partizánske District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.[2]

The village is located on the right bank of the river Nitra, approximately in the middle between the towns of Partizánske and Topoľčany. Northwest the terrain curves into the Bojice hillside, following the mountain range of Považský Inovec. To the south and east, behind the river Nitra, rises the mountain range of Tribeč.

Partizánske is 10 km northeast, Topoľčany 12 km southwest and Bánovce nad Bebravou 15 km north from Chynorany.

Etymology

The name is derived from a duty to guard a local ford at early morning. Slovak: chyn-, chyniť – to pretend, to lie (here also ambush, the word is preserved e.g. in Serbian as hiniti), ran-, raný, ranný – early, morning.[3]

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1243.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 178 metres (584 ft) and covers an area of 10.351 square kilometres (3.997 sq mi). It has a population of about 2723 people.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (16)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (4): 219.

Genealogical resources

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

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1707–1946 (parish A)


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