Ražňany is a village

Village

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 and municipality

Municipality

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 in Sabinov District

Sabinov District

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in the Prešov Region

Prešov Region

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of north-eastern Slovakia

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.

History

In historical records

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 the village

Village

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 was first mentioned in 1248.
Was created by combining villages Nyar and Ardo. Present name Ražňany was established in 1948. The oldest building is st. Demeter churche from 1510.

Geography

The municipality

Municipality

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 lies at an altitude

Altitude

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 of 360 metres and covers an area

Area

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 of 11.369 km². It has a population

Population

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of about 1445 people.

Attractions

Village is known in neighbourhood for growing cherries and that's the reason why are village people called “hoľangare“.
In communal park occurs several hundred - year trees .
Also flying field fall under village cadaster which is nowadays operated by Aeroclub Sabinov.
In summer season Aeroclub Sabinov is regularly organizating aerial day.
Public are being informed about fly – by and emergency technik which are also temptations
like exhibition of air acrobations and jump off of parachutists.

People of consequence

Štefan Onderčo (19.8.1884 - 31.3.1937)

- rector, canoeist and politician

External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.raznany.sk/
• http://www.aeroklub-sabinov.com/portal/