Blažovce | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Turčianske Teplice |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Blažovce in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.9393°N 18.8437°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Milan Michalka |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1343 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.60[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.39 |
Elevation M: | 452[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,483 |
Population Total: | 160[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 44.65[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 17.24 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 038 44 |
Area Code: | +421 43 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | TR |
Website: | http://www.blazovce.dcom.sk/ |
Blažovce (Hungarian: Turócbalázsfalva) is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1343. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 450 metres and covers an area of 3.606 km2. It has a population of about 165 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"