Otrhánky (Hungarian: Eszterce) is a village and municipality in Bánovce nad Bebravou District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
Otrhánky | |
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Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Otrhánky Location of Otrhánky in the Trenčín Region  Otrhánky Otrhánky (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′N 18°13′E / 48.700°N 18.217°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Bánovce nad Bebravou |
| First mentioned | 1598 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.645 km2 (1.793 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 430 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 956 55 (pošta Veľké Chlievany) |
| Area code | 421-38 |
| Car plate | BN |
| Website | www.otrhanky.sk |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1598.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 215 metres and covers an area of 4.645 km². It has a population of about 430 people.
Famous people
edit- Ján Chrenko (*1908 – † 1982), SDB, Roman Catholic priest end religious prisoner (sentenced to 14 years in prison).[1]
References
edit- ^ KUBANOVIČ, Zlatko: Historický náhľad do dejín slovenských saleziánov (Od dona Bosca do roku 1924). Bratislava : Don Bosco, 2019. ISBN 978-80-8074-436-6. S. 246 – 247.
External links
edit- Official page
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070202035259/http://web.orange.sk/obec.otrhanky/
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