Čerenčany

Village in Slovakia

48°24′35″N 19°59′9″E / 48.40972°N 19.98583°E / 48.40972; 19.98583Country

SlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictRimavská SobotaFirst mentioned1334Area

• Total5.06^[2] km² (1.95^[2] sq mi)Elevation

214^[3] m (702^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total543^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

979 01^[3]

Area code+421 47^[3]Car plateRSWebsitewww.cerencany.sk

Čerenčany (earlier Cšerencšány; Hungarian: Cserencsény), is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. During the past several years the village recorded a growth in population, due to which new houses and condominiums were built. The village is gradually taking the name of a satellite village in Rimavská Sobota. Most important sightseeing in the village is classical evangelical church built in 1831.

Notable personalities

Samuel Kollár, writer
Miloš Krno, writer

Genealogical resources

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

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1771-1896 (parish B)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1713-1896 (parish A)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1771-1896 (parish B)

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^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 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.