Sklené, Turčianske Teplice District

Location of Sklene in Slovakia and in the Zilina Region

Sklené is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1360. Until the end of WWII his village was called Glaserhau and populated mostly by German Catholic farmers who had originally migrated here in the 1400 as gold miners.

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Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 588 metres and covers an area of 40.502 km². It has a population of about 788 people.

External links

http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

Other projects

Municipalities of Turčianske Teplice District

Turčianske Teplice Abramová Blažovce Bodorová Borcová Brieštie Budiš Čremošné Dubové Háj Horná Štubňa Ivančiná Jasenovo Jazernica Kaľamenová Liešno Malý Čepčín Moškovec Mošovce Ondrašová Rakša Rudno Sklené Slovenské Pravno Turček Veľký Čepčín

Coordinates: 48°47′N 18°50′E / 48.783°N 18.833°E / 48.783; 18.833

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