Chrabrany
Encyclopedia
Chrabrany is a municipality in the Topoľčany District
of the Nitra Region
, Slovakia
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Chrabrany is a small village situated on the right bank of the Nitra river, three kilometres south of Topolcany. In 2010, the village had a population of around 764.
A settlement has existed on the area of the village since the Prehistoric era and later in the times of Great Moravia; however the first mention of the municipality in written texts dates from 1291. In this period the village was a part of county of Chrabor family, in 1687 of the Hungarian noble family Erdődy (also Erdödy, Erdődi).
Etymology
Chrabrany is derived from " chrabor, -a, -o, hist. chrabr, adj." meaning "courageous, brave, lionhearted“ (chrabrъ from chorbrь, Slovak: chrabrý, Slovenian: hraber, Serbian, Croatian: hrabar, Czech: chrabrý, Polish: chrobry, Ukrainian: chorobryj etc.);
The name probably referred to residents of the village, brave and fearless by defending their rights, property, land or their kind-hearted feudal lord. Original name: in 1291 -- Hrabor, Chrabor -- 1773, Chrabrany -- 1808. The residents probably served their lord as his guards.
Belanov kút
On the right bank of Nitra river is located a protected natural phenomenon Belanov kút, which spreads over cadastral units of municipalities Chrabrany, Čeladince and Kovarce on the total area of 2.27 ha. Belanov kút is a picturesque oxbow lake surrounded by different kinds of typical Slovak trees such as willows, poplars, acacias, maples, alder trees and shrubwood (elderberry, buckthorn, etc.) and provides shelter for many protected animals and hydrophilic plants.
Topolcany District
Topoľčany District is a district inthe Nitra Region of western Slovakia.Until 1918, the district formed part of the Hungarian county of Nitra.-Municipalities:*Ardanovce*Belince*Biskupová*Blesovce*Bojná*Čeľadince*Čermany...
of the Nitra Region
Nitra Region
The Nitra Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia.-Geography:This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
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Chrabrany is a small village situated on the right bank of the Nitra river, three kilometres south of Topolcany. In 2010, the village had a population of around 764.
A settlement has existed on the area of the village since the Prehistoric era and later in the times of Great Moravia; however the first mention of the municipality in written texts dates from 1291. In this period the village was a part of county of Chrabor family, in 1687 of the Hungarian noble family Erdődy (also Erdödy, Erdődi).
Etymology
Chrabrany is derived from " chrabor, -a, -o, hist. chrabr, adj." meaning "courageous, brave, lionhearted“ (chrabrъ from chorbrь, Slovak: chrabrý, Slovenian: hraber, Serbian, Croatian: hrabar, Czech: chrabrý, Polish: chrobry, Ukrainian: chorobryj etc.);
The name probably referred to residents of the village, brave and fearless by defending their rights, property, land or their kind-hearted feudal lord. Original name: in 1291 -- Hrabor, Chrabor -- 1773, Chrabrany -- 1808. The residents probably served their lord as his guards.
Belanov kút
On the right bank of Nitra river is located a protected natural phenomenon Belanov kút, which spreads over cadastral units of municipalities Chrabrany, Čeladince and Kovarce on the total area of 2.27 ha. Belanov kút is a picturesque oxbow lake surrounded by different kinds of typical Slovak trees such as willows, poplars, acacias, maples, alder trees and shrubwood (elderberry, buckthorn, etc.) and provides shelter for many protected animals and hydrophilic plants.