Hniezdne
Hniezdne (German: Kniesen; Hungarian: Gnézda) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
Etymology[edit]
The name is derived from Slavic gnězdo - a nest (modern Polish: gniazdo, modern Slovak: hniezdo; after the replacement of initial Proto-Slavic g > h), but the first mention is of German origin Knysen (1286). The Slovak name before 1948 was Gňazdá. The town belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.
History[edit]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1286.
Geography[edit]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 539 metres and covers an area of 17.981 km². It has a population of about 1397 people.
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 census, Hniezdne had 1,463 inhabitants, 91.46% declared Slovak nationality, 4.92% Romani, 0.82% German, 0.48% Rusyn, 0.48% Czech, 0.34% Ukrainian, 0.14% Polish, 0.07% Hungarian and 0.07% Croatian. 1.23% did not declare any nationality.[1]
Genealogical resources[edit]
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1624-1945 (parish A)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tab 115 Obyvateľstvo podľa pohlavia a národnosti" (PDF). Sčítanie obyvateľov, domov a bytov 2011 (in Slovak). Štatistický úrad SR. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
External links[edit]
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