Prečín
Prečín (Hungarian: Soltészperecsény) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region in North-Western Slovakia.
Prečín | |
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Municipality | |
 Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary | |
  Prečín Location of Prečín in the Trenčín Region  Prečín Prečín (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 49°05′N 18°32′E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Považská Bystrica |
| First mentioned | 1385 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.63[1] km2 (6.81[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400[2] m (1,300[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,537[3] |
| Postal code | 018 15[2] |
| Area code | +421 42[2] |
| Car plate | PB |
| Website | www.precin.eu |
History
The first mention of the municipality in historical records is dated 1385. There are two churches, one from the 16th century and another from the 19th century.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 337 metres and covers an area of 17.631 km2. It has a population of about 1393 people. Prečín is surrounded by forests ideal for hiking and well as climbable rock formations.
References
- "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
Media related to Prečín at Wikimedia Commons
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