Chynorany
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Chynorany Location of Chynorany in the Trenčín Region Chynorany Location of Chynorany in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′N 18°16′E / 48.61°N 18.27°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín Region |
| District | Partizánske District |
| First mentioned | 1387 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,661 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 956 33[3] |
| Area code | +421 38[3] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | PE |
| Website | www |
Chynorany (Hungarian: Kinorány) is a village and municipality in Partizánske District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.[4]
The village is located on the right bank of the river Nitra, approximately in the middle between the towns of Partizánske and Topoľčany. Northwest the terrain curves into the Bojice hillside, following the mountain range of Považský Inovec. To the south and east, behind the river Nitra, rises the mountain range of Tribeč.
Partizánske is 10 km northeast, Topoľčany 12 km southwest and Bánovce nad Bebravou 15 km north from Chynorany.
Etymology
The name is derived from a duty to guard a local ford at early morning. Slovak: chyn-, chyniť – to pretend, to lie (here also ambush, the word is preserved e.g. in Serbian as hiniti), ran-, raný, ranný – early, morning.[5]
History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1243.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 175 metres (574 ft)[3] and covers an area of 10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi) (2024).[6]
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.
- ^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (16)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (4). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 219.
- ^ "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.
Population
| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
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| Count | 2782 | 2723 | 2718 | 2661 |
| Difference | −2.12% | −0.18% | −2.09% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2671 | 2661 |
| Difference | −0.37% |
It has a population of 2661 people (31 December 2024).[2]
Ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak | 2640 | 96.88% |
| Not found out | 76 | 2.78% |
| Total | 2725 |
In year 2021 was 2725 people by ethnicity 2640 as Slovak, 76 as Not found out, 12 as Czech, 8 as Romani, 6 as Other, 4 as Hungarian, 3 as Jewish, 3 as Romanian, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as Italian, 2 as Bulgarian, 1 as German, 1 as Canadian, 1 as Greek and 1 as English.
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 |
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| Roman Catholic Church | 2249 | 82.53% |
| None | 308 | 11.3% |
| Not found out | 77 | 2.83% |
| Total | 2725 |
In year 2021 was 2725 people by religion 2249 from Roman Catholic Church, 308 from None, 77 from Not found out, 25 from Evangelical Church, 17 from Apostolic Church, 14 from Greek Catholic Church, 8 from Ad hoc movements, 6 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 5 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Other, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Islam and 1 from Buddhism.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Nitra (Slovak: Štátny archív v Nitre).
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1707–1946 (parish A)
External links
Media related to Chynorany at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ 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.