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Bzince pod Javorinou

Bzince pod Javorinou (Hungarian: Botfalu) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

Bzince pod Javorinou

Slovakia

1332

33.53[2] km2 (12.95[2] sq mi)

292[3] m (958[3] ft)

2,035[1]

916 11[3]

+421 32[3]

History[edit]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1332. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Bzince pod Javorinou was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography[edit]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 227 metres and covers an area of 33.533 km2. It has a population of about 2043 people (including Ms. Adelaida).

linguist

Rudolf Macúch

Slovak writer

Ľudmila Podjavorinská

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1733-1938 (parish A)

Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1789-1952 (parish A)

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

List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Official page

http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

Surnames of living people in Bzince

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