Fačkov
Village and municipality in Slovakia
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Fačkov (Hungarian: Facskó) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
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| Coordinates: 49.02°N 18.60°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Žilina Region |
| District | Žilina District |
| First mentioned | 1351 |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.51 km2 (14.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 534 m (1,752 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 666 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 131 6[2] |
| Area code | +421 41[2] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | ZA |
| Website | www |
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 inhabitants lived. In the 1828 census, Fačkov had 123 houses and 1,374 inhabitants, 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
The municipality lies at an altitude of 534 metres (1,752 ft)[2] and covers an area of 37.51 km2 (14.48 sq mi) (2024).[4]
Population
| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
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| Count | 805 | 736 | 657 | 666 |
| Difference | −8.57% | −10.73% | +1.36% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Count | 670 | 666 |
| Difference | −0.59% |
It has a population of 666 people (31 December 2024).[6]
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 653 people by ethnicity 645 as Slovak, 8 as Czech, 5 as Not found out, 3 as Russian and 2 as Other.
Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.
Religion
| Religion | Number | Fraction |
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| Roman Catholic Church | 609 | 93.26% |
| None | 31 | 4.75% |
| Total | 653 |
In year 2021 was 653 people by religion 609 from Roman Catholic Church, 31 from None, 6 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Not found out, 2 from Other, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Ad hoc movements.
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)
