Komjatná

Komjatná
Komjatná
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°09′N 19°15′E / 49.15°N 19.25°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Ružomberok District
First mentioned	1330
Area
• Total	14.54 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Elevation	679 m (2,228 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,573
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	349 6
Area code	+421 44
Car plate	RK
Website	www.komjatna.sk

Komjatná is a village and municipality in Ružomberok District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Etymology

Komňatná → Komjatná. "Something that has a relationship to the chamber" (Slovak komnata: a chamber), "the village with guest chambers".^[4]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1330 (Komnathna).^[4]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 634 metres and covers an area of 14.543 km². It has a population of about 1483 people.

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

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova (5). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 275.