Chmeľnica

Chmeľnica
Chmeľnica
Village
	Local Catholic church
	Chmeľnica Location of Chmeľnica in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°18′N 20°44′E / 49.300°N 20.733°ECoordinates: 49°18′N 20°44′E / 49.300°N 20.733°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Stará Ľubovňa
Established	1315
Area
• Total	12.643 km2 (4.881 sq mi)
Elevation	528 m (1,732 ft)
Population
• Total	918
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Website	http://www.chmelnica.sk/

Chmeľnica (German: Hopgarten, Hungarian: Komlóskert, Polish: Chmielnica) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. The village is traditionally inhabited by Carpathian Germans.

History[]

The village was established in 1315 by German settlers. Another 40 families of ethnic Germans from Silesia arrived here in 1787.^[1] The local German-speaking population was not expelled after World War II, but from 1946 until the end of the communist regime, speaking German was outlawed.^[2] The survival of German in the village sparked interest in German and Austrian media.^[1]

Geography[]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 528 metres (~1750 feet) and covers an area of 12.643 km². It has a population of about 918 people.

Genealogical resources[]

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

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1779-1914 (parish A)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Mościcki, Bogdan (2007). Beskid Sądecki i Małe Pieniny. Przewodnik (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. p. 161. ISBN 9788389188656.
^ Martin Schmidt. Reise zu den Deutschen im Osten Europas. p. 130.

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[moscicki-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Mościcki, Bogdan (2007). Beskid Sądecki i Małe Pieniny. Przewodnik (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. p. 161. ISBN 9788389188656.

[2] Martin Schmidt. Reise zu den Deutschen im Osten Europas. p. 130.

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