Papradno | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Trenčiansky |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Považská Bystrica |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Papradno in the Trenčín Region |
Coordinates: | 49.2333°N 43°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ing. Roman Španihel |
Established Title: | First written mention |
Established Date: | 1525 |
Area Total Km2: | 55.97[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 21.61 |
Elevation M: | 498[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,634 |
Population Total: | 2390[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 42.85[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.54 |
Timezone1: | SEČ |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | SELČ |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 018 13 |
Area Code: | +421 42 |
Blank Name: | ŠÚJ |
Blank Info: | 513466 |
Blank1 Name: | Car plate |
Blank1 Info: | PB |
Blank2 Name: | Address of municipal authority |
Blank2 Info: | Obec Papradno č. 315, 018 13 Papradno |
Blank3 Name: | |
Blank3 Info: | papradno@papradno.sk |
Blank4 Name: | Telefón |
Blank4 Info: | 042/439 33 31 |
Website: | www.papradno.sk |
Papradno (Hungarian: Kosárfalva) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1525. In the past it belonged to the feudal dominion Bytča. Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Trenčín.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 398 metres and covers an area of 55.816 km2. It has a population of about 2540 people.