Malinová
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Malinová is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 and municipality
Municipality
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 in Prievidza District
Prievidza District
Prievidza District is a district inthe Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Nitra, apart from a small area in the south west around Handlová which formed part of the county of...

in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia
Slovakia
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. It lies about 15 km north of the town of Prievidza
Prievidza
Prievidza is a city in the central-western Slovakia. With 51,200 inhabitants it is one of the biggest municipalities in the Trenčín Region.-Features:...

.

Evolution of the village name

The village of Malinová was called by many different names over the centuries:
  • 1339 Chach
  • 1437 Cheche
  • 1464 Czecza/Posega
  • 1485 Czecha/Pozega
  • 1486, 1488, 1490 Czecze, Zech ˈtsɛç
  • 1489 Chech
  • 1571-1573 Czek
  • 1927-1948 Czach, since 1938 also Zeche ˈtsɛçə
  • since 1948 Malinová

Timeline

  • 1339 Foundation
  • 1431 Church badly damaged by the Hussite
    Hussite
    The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus , who became one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation...

    s
  • 1612 First evidence of gold washing
  • 1642-08-08 Charter of Count Paul Pálffy ("Wasserverbot")
  • 1726 The office of the town judge is sold to the landlord
  • 1788 The gothic church is built, the town becomes an independent parish
  • 1822 The Trinity is built
  • 1846/1847 Rectory and school are rebuilt
  • 1806, 1840, 1663 Serious fires
  • 1869 Building of St. Mary's chapel
  • 1870 The church is closed due to danger of collapse

Geography

  • Area
    Area
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    : 13.1 km²

  • Population
    Population
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    : 867

  • Location
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    : 48°51′00"N 18°37′00"E

  • Altitude
    Altitude
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    in m above sea level: 345

Books

  • Schlenker, M. (1986). Von Heimat zu Heimat. Stuttgart: Hilfsbund der Karpatendeutschen Katholiken.

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