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Bystričany (Hungarian: Besztercsény) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

Bystričany
Municipality
Church of Saint Anne
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Coordinates: 48°40′N 18°31′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Prievidza
First mentioned	1388
Area
• Total	37.60[1] km2 (14.52[1] sq mi)
Elevation	239[2] m (784[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,792[3]
Postal code	972 45[2]
Area code	+421 46[2]
Car plate	PD
Website	bystricany.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1388.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 260 metres and covers an area of 37.607 km². It has a population of about 1840 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): 1688-1939 (parish A)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

External links

Media related to Bystričany at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• https://groups.google.com/group/bystricany Google Groups
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Statistics
• Surnames of living people in Bystricany

На других языках

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[de] Bystričany

Bystričany (deutsch Bistrizin, ungarisch Besztercsény – bis 1907 Bisztricsény) ist ein Dorf und Gemeinde im Okres Prievidza in der Region Trenčín in der Westslowakei.

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- [en] Bystričany

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