Trenčianske Jastrabie Explained

Trenčianske Jastrabie (Hungarian: Ölved ) is a village and municipality in Trenčín District in the Trenčín Region of northwestern Slovakia.

Names and etymology

The name comes from Slovak Jastrab (hawk). Jastrabie (1439 Jaztreby) — a place with many hawks and/or a place where hawks are trained for falconry.^[1] Former official Slovak names were also Jastrabie pod Inovcom, Jastrabie pri Trenčíne, since 1946 Trenčianske Jastrabie.

History

The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1269.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of and covers an area of 12.254sqkm. It has a population of about 1206 people.

References

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Notes and References

1. Rudolf . Krajčovič . Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (42) . Kultúra slova . 2009. 6 . 347 . Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej . Martin . Slovak.