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Kľačany (Hungarian: Décskelecsény) is a village and municipality in Hlohovec District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.

Kľačany
Municipality
Church in Kľačany
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Coordinates: 48°23′19″N 17°52′25″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Hlohovec
First mentioned	1256
Area
• Total	10.10[1] km2 (3.90[1] sq mi)
Elevation	169[2] m (554[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,144[3]
Postal code	920 64[2]
Area code	+421 33[2]
Car plate	HC
Website	www.obec-klacany.sk

Etymology

Slovak Kľačane – settlers living near "kľak" ("bended wood", typically a floodplain forest or knee timber).[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1256.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 170 metres and covers an area of 10.105 km². It has a population of about 976 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): 1756-1895 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1919 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Klacany

На других языках

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[de] Kľačany

Kľačany (bis 1927 slowakisch „Klačany“; deutsch Klatzany, ungarisch Décskelecsény – bis 1907 Kelecsény) ist eine Gemeinde im Westen der Slowakei mit 1143 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020), die zum Okres Hlohovec, einem Teil des Trnavský kraj gehört.

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- [en] Kľačany

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