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Kľačno
Kľačno
Municipality
	Kľačno Location of Kľačno in the Trenčín Region Kľačno Location of Kľačno in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°54′45″N 18°39′30″E / 48.91250°N 18.65833°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Prievidza
First mentioned	1413
Area
• Total	48.69 km2 (18.80 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,062
Postal code	972 15
Area code	+421 46
Car plate	PD
Website	www.klacno.eu

Kľačno (German: Gaidel; Hungarian: Nyitrafő) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1413.

The village once belonged to the German language island of Hauerland but the majority of the German population was expelled at the end of World War II.^[5]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 368 metres and covers an area of 48.699 km². It has a population of about 1100 people.

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): 1785-1911 (parish A)

References

^ "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.
^ William Richter, Deutsche Sprachinseln in der Slowakei mit Fokus auf das Hauerland – Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft, in: Linguistische Treffen in Wrocław, Vol. 20 (2021), p.265-266