Fačkov
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Fačkov ( ) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
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. The name of the village changed over the centuries: in 1471 it was mentioned as Fachkwa Lhota, in 1508 as Faczkow and in 1773 as Fačkov. While in 1598 there were 35 houses in the village, in 1784 there were already 126 houses, in which 158 families and 1045 inhabitants1 lived. In the 1828 census, Fačkov had 123 houses and 1,374 inhabitants1, making it one of the larger settlements. In the mountainous region, the inhabitants were engaged in cattle breeding and alcohol burning, after the establishment of the First Republic, agriculture and forestry expanded. During the uprising, the Revolutionary National Committee was active here, and partisans were active in the wider area.
Geography
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia" Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788-1934 (parish A)
See also
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
References
External links
of living people in Fackov
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