Horná Ves, Prievidza District

Municipality in Slovakia

48°36′30″N 18°29′30″E / 48.60833°N 18.49167°E / 48.60833; 18.49167Country

SlovakiaRegionTrenčínDistrictPrievidzaFirst mentioned1293Area

• Total18.56^[2] km² (7.17^[2] sq mi)Elevation

318^[3] m (1,043^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,066^[1]Postal code

972 48^[3]

Area code+421 46^[3]Car platePDWebsitewww.hornaves.sk

Horná Ves (Hungarian: Ófelfalu) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1293.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 286 metres and covers an area of 18.569 km². It has a population of about 1080 people.

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

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