Považany (Hungarian: Vágmosóc) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
Považany | |
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Municipality | |
 Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross | |
  Považany Location of Považany in the Trenčín Region  Považany Považany (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′30″N 17°50′20″E / 48.7083°N 17.8389°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
| First mentioned | 1263 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.74[2] km2 (3.37[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176[3] m (577[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,230[1] |
| Postal code | 916 26[3] |
| Area code | +421 32[3] |
| Car plate | NM |
| Website | www.obec-povazany.sk |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Považany was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 177 metres and covers an area of 4.045 km². It has a population of about 561 people.
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
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