Jasenová () is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Dolný Kubín District
Dolný Kubín District (''okres Dolný Kubín'') is a district in
the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. The district is located in a hilly area north of the Malá Fatra and Choč mountain ranges. The engineering, electrical engineering, metallu ...
in the
Zilina Region of northern
Slovakia
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.
It has
population
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of 401 people.
Its name comes from the
Slovak word Jaseň, which is a kind of tree often found in the area. There is a church built in 1836 and an old elementary school from the 19th century. A hill named Choč (altitude 1611 m) can be seen from the village.
History
Before the establishment of independent
Czechoslovakia
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in 1918, Jasenová was part of
Árva County
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within the
Kingdom of Hungary
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. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the
Slovak Republic
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.
Famous people
*
Martin Kukučín, writer
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 Bytca, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1672-1898 (parish B)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1949 (parish A)
External links
of living people in Jasenova
Villages and municipalities in Dolný Kubín District
Orava (region)
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