Tročany

Location of Bardejov District in the Nitra region

Wooden church in Tročany

Tročany (Hungarian Trocsány) is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village, which was part of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1920, was first mentioned in 1270.

The wooden Greek Catholic Church of St. Luke the Evangelist was constructed in 1739, on the site of a church erected in 1338. It contains a large iconostasis with many 17th century icons painted on canvas.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 345 metres and covers an area of 8.468 km². It has a population of about 320 people.

External links

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

Municipalities of Bardejov District

Bardejov

Abrahámovce Andrejová Bartošovce Becherov Beloveža Bogliarka Brezov Brezovka Buclovany Cigeľka Dubinné Frička Fričkovce Gaboltov Gerlachov Hankovce Harhaj Hažlín Hertník Hervartov Hrabovec Hrabské Hutka Chmeľová Janovce Jedlinka Kľušov Kobyly Kochanovce Komárov Koprivnica Kožany Krivé Kríže Kružlov Kučín Kurima Kurov Lascov Lenartov Lipová Livov Livovská Huta Lopúchov Lukavica Lukov Malcov Marhaň Mikulášová Mokroluh Nemcovce Nižná Polianka Nižná Voľa Nižný Tvarožec Oľšavce Ondavka Ortuťová Osikov Petrová Poliakovce Porúbka Raslavice Regetovka Rešov Richvald Rokytov Smilno Snakov Stebnícka Huta Stebník Stuľany Sveržov Šarišské Čierne Šašová Šiba Tarnov Tročany Vaniškovce Varadka Vyšná Polianka Vyšná Voľa Vyšný Kručov Vyšný Tvarožec Zborov Zlaté

Coordinates: 49°11′N 21°20′E / 49.183°N 21.333°E / 49.183; 21.333

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