Chrasť_nad_Hornádom

Chrasť nad Hornádom

Chrasť nad Hornádom

Village and municipality in Slovakia

Chrasť nad Hornádom (Hungarian: Haraszt) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

Church of Holy Trinity

Etymology

Chrasť - a dense bush, brushwood (Slovak from Proto-Slavic chvorstь).[1] Horost (1280).[1]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1280.

Geography

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

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

References

  1. [1]
    Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (16)". Kultúra slova (4). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 216.

48°56′N 20°42′E



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