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Strecno (Slovakia)
Zilina okres, Zilinsk� kraj
Last modified: 2001-10-13 by jarig bakker
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Stre�no flag
![[Strecno flag]](../images/s/sk-za-st.gif)
by Gunnar Staack, resized by Rob Raeside, 22 May 2000
The village of Stre�no is situated at the diving line of the Tur�ianska
a �ilinsk� Basin in the area of the flow the river V�h through the range
of mountains called the Mal� Fatra. The beautiful scenery together with
the two neighbouring castles provide an exceptional landscape within the
territory of Slovakia. The village is situated in the altitude of 360 meters
and the first written record comes from 1321 since there was a toolbooth
there. Traces of the existence of the man were found here, going back to
the beginning of our era, there was a Slavic settlement here in the 9th
century and till 1848 Stre�no formed an integral part of the estate of
the Stre�no Castle, one part of the village belonged to the yeoman families
of the Hranostajs and the Ra�ajs. The settlement has 2499 inhabitants.
Information from the Tourist
Channel.
Jarig Bakker, 29 Sep 2001
Stre�no CoA
![[Strecno Coat of Arms]](../images/s/sk-za)st.gif)
image from this
site, located by Jarig Bakker, 29 Sep 2001
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