Valaská Belá
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  Valaská Belá Location of Valaská Belá in the Trenčín Region  Valaská Belá Location of Valaská Belá in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′N 18°24′E / 48.88°N 18.40°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Trenčín Region |
| District | Prievidza District |
| First mentioned | 1324 |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.77 km2 (25.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,960 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 972 28[2] |
| Area code | +421 46[2] |
| Car plate | PD |
| Website | valaskabela |
Valaská Belá (Hungarian: Bélapataka) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.[4]
History
[edit]In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1324.[2]
Geography
[edit]The municipality lies at an altitude of 482 metres and covers an area of 64,774 km2.[1] It has a population of about 2327 people.[3]
Religion
[edit]Churches in the village include the wooden Saint Michal church.[citation needed] Local priest Juraj Gábor built the first single-aisle brick church[citation needed] in 1737. At the end of the 18th century, the parishioners built the brick chapel. The present church is from the year 1800. Primarily it was a longitudinal single-aisle church with one tower ornamented with prissian[check spelling] paintings.[citation needed] In 1929, two aisles were added, ornamented similarly to the main aisle. In 1944, the interior was painted by Štefan Enhoff.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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 d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ SÜLE, Peter; SÜLE, Peter, Jr. Encyclopedia of Towns and Villages of Slovakia. Lučenec : PS-LINE, 2005. 960 p. ISBN 80-969388-8-6. P. 249.
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