Hôrka nad Váhom

Hôrka nad Váhom
Hôrka nad Váhom
Municipality
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	Hôrka nad Váhom Location of Hôrka nad Váhom in the Trenčín Region Hôrka nad Váhom Location of Hôrka nad Váhom in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°43′N 17°53′E / 48.72°N 17.88°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Nové Mesto nad Váhom District
First mentioned	1426
Area
• Total	18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Elevation	197 m (646 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	788
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	916 32
Area code	+421 32
Car plate	NM
Website	horkanadvahom.sk

Hôrka nad Váhom (Hungarian: Vághorka) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1426. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Hôrka nad Váhom was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 193 metres and covers an area of 18.319 km². It has a population of about 680 people.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

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