Jamník, Liptovský Mikuláš District

Village and municipality in Slovakia

Location of Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Zilina Region

Jamník (Hungarian: Jamnik) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

## Etymology

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Archaic Slovak jamník \- a navvy. In this case probably meaning "a miner".[1]

## History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1346 (Yemnik).[1] Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

## Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 695 metres and covers an area of 45.616 km². It has a population of about 410 people.

## Genealogical resources

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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1698-1951 (parish B)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1926 (parish B)

## See also

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* List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

## References

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1. ^ a b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 343.

## External links

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
* Village website (in Slovak)
* Surnames of living people in Jamnik

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Municipalities of Liptovský Mikuláš District

* Liptovský Hrádok
* Liptovský Mikuláš

* Beňadiková
* Bobrovček
* Bobrovec
* Bobrovník
* Bukovina
* Demänovská Dolina
* Dúbrava
* Galovany
* Gôtovany
* Huty
* Hybe
* Ižipovce
* Jakubovany
* Jalovec
* Jamník
* Konská
* Kráľova Lehota
* Kvačany
* Lazisko
* Liptovská Anna
* Liptovská Kokava
* Liptovská Porúbka
* Liptovská Sielnica
* Liptovské Beharovce
* Liptovské Kľačany
* Liptovské Matiašovce
* Liptovský Ján
* Liptovský Ondrej
* Liptovský Peter
* Liptovský Trnovec
* Ľubeľa
* Malatíny
* Malé Borové
* Malužiná
* Nižná Boca
* Partizánska Ľupča
* Pavčina Lehota
* Pavlova Ves
* Podtureň
* Pribylina
* Prosiek
* Smrečany
* Svätý Kríž
* Trstené
* Uhorská Ves
* Vavrišovo
* Važec
* Veľké Borové
* Veterná Poruba
* Vlachy
* Východná
* Vyšná Boca
* Závažná Poruba
* Žiar

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