Kostoľany pod Tribečom
Kostoľany pod Tribečom ([] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 245 metres and covers an area of 22.122 km². It has a population of about 355 people.
Economy
The village is almost exclusively dedicated to stockbreeding and agriculture, specializing in wine.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1713-1901 (parish B)
Church of Saint George
The Church of Saint George (Kostol svätého Juraja) is a simple one-nave church of
The church belongs to remaining sacral buildings in Slovakia that are considered to be of potential Great Moravian origin. The result of chronometric research of masonry published in 2015 indices that the church was built at the end of the 9th or in the first third of the 10th century.[2]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b Botek 2014, p. 138.
- ^ Barta, Bóna & Keleši 2015, p. 705.
Sources
- Botek, Andrej (2014). Veľkomoravské kostoly na Slovensku [The Great Moravian Churches in Slovakia] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Post Scriptum. ISBN 978-80-89567-37-9.
- Barta, Peter; Bóna, Martin; Keleši, Marián (2015). "Chronometrický výskum murív Kostola sv. Juraja v Kostoľanoch pod Tribečom" [Chronometric research of Masonry of St. George's Church in Kostoľany pod Tribečom]. Archaeologia Historica (in Slovak). 40 (2). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta. ISSN 2336-4386.
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