Kostolné Kračany

Kostolné Kračany (Hungarian: Egyházkarcsa, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈɛɟhaːzkɒrtʃɒ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Component villages

The village also administers 5 other villages:

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 119 metres, 5 km southwest of Dunajská Streda, and covers an area of 13.916 km².

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Kostolné Kračany became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1215 as Corcha. Its first church was consecrated to Saint Bartholomew before 1249. However, the settlement is considered to originate from the era of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin as the structure of the village reflects the ecclesiastical system as organised by King St Stephen of Hungary. The king ordered that all 10 villages must build a church, the villages named Karcha build the church in this village whose name in Hungarian means Church Karcha.

Kostolné

Kostolné (Hungarian: Nagyegyházas) is a village and municipality in Myjava District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1392.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 219 metres and covers an area of 10.109 km². It has a population of about 640 people.

Genealogical resources

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

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Coordinates: 48°43′58″N 17°42′23″E / 48.73278°N 17.70639°E / 48.73278; 17.70639