Sklené, Turčianske Teplice District

Sklené (German: Glaserhau; Hungarian: Turócnémeti) is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.

Mass grave and memorial

Sklené
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°47′N 18°50′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Turčianske Teplice District
First mentioned	1360
Area [1]
• Total	40.52 km2 (15.64 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	677
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	384 7[2]
Area code	+421 43[2]
Car plate	RK
Website	www.sklene.eu

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1360. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. Until the end of World War II his village was called Glaserhau and populated mostly by German Catholic farmers who had originally migrated here in the 1400 as gold miners. During the Slovak National Uprising Slovak partisans committed a massacre on 21 September 1944 among the German population of the village, killing 186 inhabitants. Since 1994 a memorial commemorates the victims.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 588 metres and covers an area of 40.502 km². It has a population of about 788 people.