Považany

Považany
Municipality
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Považany is located in Trenčín Region
Považany
Považany
Location of Považany in the Trenčín Region
Považany is located in Slovakia
Považany
Považany
Považany (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°42′30″N 17°50′20″E / 48.7083°N 17.8389°E / 48.7083; 17.8389
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrenčín
DistrictNové Mesto nad Váhom
First mentioned1263
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 plateNM
Websitewww.obec-povazany.sk

Považany (Hungarian: Vágmosóc) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In 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

The 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

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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