Chtelnica | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Trnava |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Piešťany |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Chtelnica in the Trnava Region |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 48.5667°N 54°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1208 |
Area Total Km2: | 32.96[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 12.73 |
Elevation M: | 199[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 653 |
Population Total: | 2537[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 77.49[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 29.92 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 922 05 |
Area Code: | +421 33 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PN |
Website: | www.chtelnica.sk |
Chtelnica (Hungarian: Vittenc) is a village and municipality in Piešťany District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208. The Hungarian name was Vittenc. The small Jewish community remaining were deported to Nazi death camps Lublin Poland on May 8, 1942 [5]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 204 metres and covers an area of 32.965 km². It has a population of about 2551 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"