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Municipality in Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Červený Kameň (Hungarian: Vöröskő) is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
Červený Kameň | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Červený Kameň in the Trenčín Region | |
Coordinates: 49°05′N 18°11′E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trenčín |
District | Ilava |
First mentioned | 1439 |
Area | |
• Total | 32.58[1] km2 (12.58[1] sq mi) |
Elevation | 357[2] m (1,171[2] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 650[3] |
Postal code | 018 56[2] |
Area code | +421 42[2] |
Car plate | IL |
Website | www.cervenykamen.sk |
Both Slovak and Hungarian names mean "red stone". The first written mention about the village is "possesio seu willa Wewreskew" (1439). Cherweny Kamen (1484) later also Rothenstein (1808).[4]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1439.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 361 metres and covers an area of 32.584 km2. It has a population of about 757 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"
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