ÄŒab () is a
village
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and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Nitra District in western central
Slovakia
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, in the
Nitra Region.
History
In
historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326.
Geography
The
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
lies at an
altitude
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of 154 metres and covers an
area
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of 8.155 km². It has a
population
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of about 710 people.
Ethnicity
The village is approximately 100%
Slovak.
Facilities
The village has a public
library
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.
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
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): 1827-1896 (parish B)
External links
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
of living people in Cab
Villages and municipalities in Nitra District
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