Hrachovište

Hrachovište
Hrachovište
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 48°43′N 17°44′E / 48.72°N 17.73°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Nové Mesto nad Váhom District
First mentioned	1392
Area
• Total	9.20 km2 (3.55 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	648
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	916 15
Area code	+421 32
Car plate	NM
Website	www.hrachoviste.sk

Hrachovište 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 1392. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Hrachovište 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 229 metres and covers an area of 9.204 km². It has a population of about 694 people.

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

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