Chrabrany
Chrabrany
Nyitragaráb | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Chrabrany Location of Chrabrany in the Nitra Region Chrabrany Location of Chrabrany in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′N 18°09′E / 48.53°N 18.15°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Nitra Region |
| District | Topoľčany District |
| First mentioned | 1291 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 932 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 955 01[3] |
| Area code | +421 38[3] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | TO |
| Website | www |
Chrabrany (Slovak pronunciation: ['xrabranɪ]; Hungarian: Nyitragaráb) is a municipality in the Topoľčany District of the Nitra Region, Slovakia.[4] In 2011 it had 763 inhabitants.[5] The village Chrabrany forms a core of municipality. It is situated on the right bank of the Nitra river, three kilometres south of Topolcany.
A settlement has existed on the area of the village since the Prehistoric era and later in the times of Great Moravia; however the first mention of the municipality in written texts dates from 1291. In this period the village was a part of county of Chrabor family, in 1687 of the Hungarian noble family Erdődy (also Erdödy, Erdődi).
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 159 metres (522 ft)[3] and covers an area of 7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi) (2024).[6]
Etymology
Chrabrany is derived from " chrabor, -a, -o, hist. chrabr, adj." meaning "courageous, brave, lionhearted“ (chrabrъ from chorbrь, Slovak: chrabrý, Slovenian: hraber, Serbian, Croatian: hrabar, Czech: chrabrý, Polish: chrobry, Ukrainian: chorobryj etc.); The name probably referred to residents of the village, brave and fearless by defending their rights, property, land or their kind-hearted feudal lord. Original name: in 1291—Hrabor, Chrabor—1773, Chrabrany—1808. The residents probably served their lord as his guards.
Population
| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
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| Count | 804 | 764 | 748 | 932 |
| Difference | −4.97% | −2.09% | +24.59% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 927 | 932 |
| Difference | +0.53% |
It has a population of 932 people (31 December 2024).[8]
Ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak | 811 | 95.41% |
| Not found out | 20 | 2.35% |
| Romanian | 17 | 2% |
| Czech | 11 | 1.29% |
| Total | 850 |
In year 2021 was 850 people by ethnicity 811 as Slovak, 20 as Not found out, 17 as Romanian, 11 as Czech, 2 as Ukrainian and 1 as Polish.
Note on population The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.
Religion
| Religion | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | 704 | 82.82% |
| None | 85 | 10% |
| Not found out | 20 | 2.35% |
| Greek Catholic Church | 16 | 1.88% |
| Evangelical Church | 15 | 1.76% |
| Total | 850 |
In year 2021 was 850 people by religion 704 from Roman Catholic Church, 85 from None, 20 from Not found out, 16 from Greek Catholic Church, 15 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Apostolic Church, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Other.
Belanov kút
On the right bank of Nitra river is located a protected natural phenomenon Belanov kút, which spreads over cadastral units of municipalities Chrabrany, Čeladince and Kovarce on the total area of 2.27 ha. Belanov kút is a picturesque oxbow lake surrounded by different kinds of typical Slovak trees such as willows, poplars, acacias, maples, alder trees and shrubwood (elderberry, buckthorn, etc.) and provides shelter for many protected animals and hydrophilic plants.
See also
References
- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Chrabrany - Okres Topoľčany - E-OBCE.sk".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1758-1895 (parish B)
External links
- http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/chrabrany/chrabrany.html
- Official homepage
- Surnames of living people in Chrabrany