Malinová, Slovakia Explained

Malinová
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type2:	Region
Subdivision Name2:	Trenčín
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Prievidza
Pushpin Map:	Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia
Pushpin Relief:	1
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Malinová in the Trenčín Region##Location of Malinová in Slovakia
Coordinates:	48.85°N 18.6167°W
Established Title:	First mentioned
Established Date:	1339
Area Total Km2:	13.08^[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:	5.05
Elevation M:	342^[2]
Elevation Ft:	1,122
Population Total:	987^[3]
Population Density Km2:	74.84^[4]
Population Density Sq Mi:	28.90
Timezone1:	CET
Utc Offset1:	+1
Timezone1 Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	972 13
Area Code:	+421 46
Blank Name:	Car plate
Blank Info:	PD
Website:	www.malinova.sk

Malinová (German: Zeche; Hungarian: Csék) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. It lies about 15 km north of the town of Prievidza. The village belonged to the German language island Hauerland. The German population was expelled in 1944.

Evolution of the village name

The village of Malinová was called by many different names over the centuries:

• 1339 Chach
• 1437 Cheche
• 1464 Czecza/Posega
• 1485 Czecha/Pozega
• 1486, 1488, 1490 Czecze, Zech in German pronounced as /ˈtsɛç/
• 1489 Chech
• 1571-1573 Czek
• 1927-1948 Czach, since 1938 also Zeche in German pronounced as /ˈtsɛçə/
• since 1948 Malinová

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1339.

Timeline

• 1339 Foundation
• 1431 Church badly damaged by the Hussites
• 1612 First evidence of gold washing
• 1642-08-08 Charter of Count Paul Pálffy ("Wasserverbot")
• 1726 The office of the town judge is sold to the landlord
• 1788 The gothic church is built, the town becomes an independent parish
• 1822 The Trinity is built
• 1846/1847 Rectory and school are rebuilt
• 1806, 1840, 1663 Serious fires
• 1869 Building of St. Mary's chapel
• 1870 The church is closed due to danger of collapse

Geography

• Area

13.1 km²

• Population

910

• Location

48.85°N 18.6167°W

• Altitude in m above sea level: 345

Books

• Schlenker, M. (1986). Von Heimat zu Heimat. Stuttgart: Hilfsbund der Karpatendeutschen Katholiken.

References

External links

• • • https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Information about Malinova (In Slovak)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
4. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.