Chrasť nad Hornádom
Chrasť nad Hornádom is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
Location of Spisska District in the Košice Region
Etymology
Chrasť - a dense bush, brushwood (Slovak from Proto-Slavic chvorstь).[1] Horost (1280).[1]
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1280.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 420 metres and covers an area of 9.387 km². In 2011 had a population of 840 people.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1713-1897 (parish A)
References
- Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (16)". Kultúra slova. Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (4): 216.
External links
- http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/chrastnadhornadom/chrast-nad-hornadom.html
- http://www.chrastnadhornadom.ocu.sk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Chrast nad Hornadom
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