Záskalie

Záskalie (Hungarian Sziklahát - to 1907 Zászkal ) is a municipality in the north-western Slovakia with 185 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2011) and belongs to Okres Považska Bystrica, Trenčín Region of a circle.

Geography

The municipality is located in the mountains Súľovské Hills in a small boiler switched on Bach Manínsky creek. The place is accessible only by two narrow gorges: the Manínska tiesňava westward to Považska Teplá (part of Považská Bystrica ) or Kostolecká tiesňava eastward to Kostolec and Vrchteplá. The center is located at an altitude of 470 m nm and is located eight kilometers from Považská Bystrica.

History

Záskalie was first mentioned in 1397 as Chonkakwmegye writing what " of truncated rocks closed place " means something like.

Population

Results according to the census 2001 (184 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

  • 98.91 % Slovaks
  • 0.54 % Czechs

After Religion:

  • 95.65 % Roman Catholic
  • 3.80 % no answer
  • 0.54 % no religious affiliation
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