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Fačkov () is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Key facts

Slovak place.name
Fačkov
Slovak place.settlement_type
Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline
Fackov.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag
Fackov-zilina-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1
Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2
District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2
Žilina District
Slovak place.pushpin_map
Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief
1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Fačkov in the Žilina Region##Location of Fačkov in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title
First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date
1351
Slovak place.elevation_m
534
Slovak place.postal_code_type
Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code
131 6
Slovak place.area_code
+421 41
Slovak place.registration_plate
ZA

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Fačkov
Country
Slovakia
Population
654
Area
37.516585
Elevation
536
Body of water
Rajčanka
Official website
www.obecfackov.sk
Image
Fackov.jpg
Dialing code
041
Licence plate code
ZA
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Commons category
Fačkov
postal code
013 15 (pošta Rajecká Lesná)
time of earliest written record
1351-00-00
native label
Fačkov
inception
1351-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Genealogical resources
  • See also
  • References
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Fačkov () is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

==History== The first written mention is from 1351, it is mentioned as Luchka - "a settlement on a meadow in the forest". The name of the village is derived from the name of the first hereditary mayor, who was called Fachkó. The village belonged to the Považ manor, a small part of the farm was owned by zemans. In the village there is a Baroque Church of St. Nicholas built in 1761, which has already undergone several reconstructions.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fačkov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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