Veľké Kršteňany | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Trenčín |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Partizánske |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Veľké Kršteňany in the Trenčín Region |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 48.65°N 43°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1271 |
Area Total Km2: | 13.47[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.20 |
Elevation M: | 215[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 705 |
Population Total: | 595[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 44.34[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 17.12 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 958 03 |
Area Code: | +421 38 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PE |
Website: | www.velkekrstenany.eu |
Veľké Kršteňany (Hungarian: Nagykeresnye) is a village and municipality in Partizánske District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1271.On May 13. 1908, Pavol Gašparovič Hlbina, a Slovak poet, priest and translator was born here.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 215 metres and covers an area of 13.476 km2. It has a population of about 621 people.