Chtelnica (Hungarian: Vittenc) is a village and municipality in Piešťany District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
Chtelnica | |
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 48°34′N 17°37′E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trnava |
District | Piešťany |
First mentioned | 1208 |
Area | |
• Total | 32.96[1] km2 (12.73[1] sq mi) |
Elevation | 199[2] m (653[2] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,537[3] |
Postal code | 922 05[2] |
Area code | +421 33[2] |
Car plate | PN |
Website | www.chtelnica.sk |
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208. The Hungarian name was Vittenc. The small Jewish community remaining were deported to Nazi death camps Lublin Poland on May 8, 1942 [4]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 204 metres and covers an area of 32.965 km². It has a population of about 2551 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
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