Červený Kameň
Municipality
Coat of arms
Červený Kameň Location of Červený Kameň in the Trenčín Region Show map of Trenčín Region Červený Kameň Červený Kameň (Slovakia) Show map of Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°05′N 18°11′E / 49.083°N 18.183°E / 49.083; 18.183
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Ilava
First mentioned	1439
Area
• Total	32.58[2] km2 (12.58[2] sq mi)
Elevation	357[3] m (1,171[3] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	650[1]
Postal code	018 56[3]
Area code	+421 42[3]
Car plate	IL
Website	www.cervenykamen.sk

Červený Kameň (Hungarian: Vöröskő) is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

Both Slovak and Hungarian names mean "red stone". The first written mention about the village is "possesio seu willa Wewreskew" (1439). Cherweny Kamen (1484) later also Rothenstein (1808).^[5]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1439. On 20 August 2015, two planes collided over the village. All 7 people on board were killed but the other 31 parachists jumped before both aircraft crashed.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 361 metres and covers an area of 32.584 km². It has a population of about 757 people.

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1671-1896 (parish A)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Media related to Červený Kameň, Ilava District at Wikimedia Commons

• Official page
• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Cerveny Kamen

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