Galovany

Galovany
Galovany
Municipality
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	Galovany Location of Galovany in the Žilina Region Galovany Location of Galovany in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°04′N 19°32′E / 49.07°N 19.53°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Liptovský Mikuláš District
First mentioned	1600
Area
• Total	12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Elevation	586 m (1,923 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	321
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	321 3
Area code	+421 44
Car plate	LM
Website	www.galovany.sk

Galovany (Hungarian: Gálfalu) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. The village merged with the former Velika Paludza village in the 19th century.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1600. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 580 metres and covers an area of 12.924 km². It has a population of about 281 people.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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