Ranany village (former Nersany) lies in a beautiful scene of the Sarisska fold. It is 2km far from the county town of Sabinov. The village's neighbours are Uzovske Salagovo on the north, Jarovnice on the west Ostrovany on the south. Centre of the village is at 350m altitude, the highest place is the hill Bikos with the altitude of 513m. The first written reference about the settlement dates from the year 1248, when it is mentioned to be a part of the Saris castle estate. Narany arose probably out of two settlements Nyars and Ardo (1427 Nyars and Ardo - two settlements, 1428 Ardo-Nyars, 1466 Nyarsardo, 1773 Narssany, 1920 Narany, 1948 Ranany). Up to the 15th century the settlement belonged to the Semsenys, latter to the Ujfalusys and Takyovcis. Since I am not a translator, sorry for any mistranslations. best jano -----Pôvodná správa----- Od: Donna Przecha [mailto:DonnaPrz@att.net] Odoslané: 3. septembra 2002 6:21 Komu: SLOVAKIA-L@rootsweb.com Predmet: Translation I don't need an exact translation but I wonder if someone could give me an idea of what this says about Raznany (Nyarsardo) at http://raznany.host.sk/. Please excuse the space in the middle. There is a picture in the frame and I can't seem to delete it. I am interested in the names. The village was Nyarsardo but in the 1882 gazetteer it is Ardo-Nyars. In the parish record we find addresses in Nyar and Salgo. In this text I see Nyarsardo, Nyars a Ardo and Ardo-Nyars. (I keep getting an error for the on-line Slovak dictionary.) I am assuming these are all hamlets within the parish but am just curious. Thanks in advance. Donna Obec Ranany (bývalé Narany) leia v prekrásnom prostredí ariskej kotliny. Od okresného mesta Sabinov sú vzdialené 2 km. Obec susedí na severe s Uzovským algovom, na západe s Jarovnicami a na juhu s Ostrovanami. Stred obce má nadmorskú výku 350 m, najvyie poloené miesto je kopec Biko s nadmorskou výkou 513 m. Prvá písomná zmienka o usadlosti je z roku 1248, kedy sa spomína ako súcast panstva hradu ari. Pravdepodobne z dvoch usadlostí Nyars a Ardo vznikla postupne obec Narany (1427 Nyars a Ardo - dve usadlosti, 1428 Ardo-Nyars, 1466 Nyarsardo, 1773 Narssany, 1920 Narany, 1948 Ranany). Usadlost patrila od 15 storocia Semsenyovcom, neskôr Ujfalusyovcom a Takyovcom. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237