Chrasť nad Hornádom
Chrasť nad Hornádom (Hungarian: Haraszt) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
Etymology
[edit]Chrasť - a dense bush, brushwood (Slovak from Proto-Slavic chvorstь).[1] Horost (1280).[1]
History
[edit]In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1280.
Geography
[edit]The village lies at an altitude of 420 metres and covers an area of 9.387 km2. In 2011 had a population of 840 people.
Genealogical resources
[edit]The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1713-1897 (parish A)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/chrastnadhornadom/chrast-nad-hornadom.html
- http://www.chrastnadhornadom.ocu.sk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Chrast nad Hornadom
48°56′N 20°42′E / 48.933°N 20.700°E
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