Trenčianske Jastrabie

Trenčianske Jastrabie (Hungarian: Ölved) is a village and municipality in Trenčín District in the Trenčín Region of northwestern Slovakia.

Names and etymology edit

The name comes from Slovak Jastrab (hawk). Jastrabie (1439 Jaztreby) — a place with many hawks and/or a place where hawks are trained for falconry.^[1] Former official Slovak names were also Jastrabie pod Inovcom, Jastrabie pri Trenčíne, since 1946 Trenčianske Jastrabie.

History edit

The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1269.^{[citation needed]}

Geography edit

The municipality lies at an altitude of 300 metres (980 ft) and covers an area of 12.254 km² (4.731 sq mi). It has a population of about 1206 people.

References edit

^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (42)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 347.

48°48′N 18°07′E / 48.800°N 18.117°E / 48.800; 18.117

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[krajcovic-1] Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (42)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 347.

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