Krasňany

Krasňany (Hungarian: Karasznyán) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Etymology

Krasňany (Slovak) - a beautiful place.^[1]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1354 (Karzna).^[1]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 380 metres and covers an area of 15.175 km². It has a population of about 1231 people.

^ a b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2011). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (26)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (2). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 98.

https://web.archive.org/web/20100202015957/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

49°13′N 18°54′E / 49.217°N 18.900°E / 49.217; 18.900

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