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Trenčín, Slovakia

Trenčín, 120 km northeast of Bratislava, is a pleasant little Slovak town dominated by a massive castle.
Trenčín
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Austria-Slovakia border
Austria-Slovakia border		 Slovakia speedlimits
Slovakia speedlimits		 E75 through Slovakia from Bratislava to Žilina
E75 through Slovakia from Bratislava to Žilina		 Ruins of Beckov Castle, just south of Trenčín
Ruins of Beckov Castle, just south of Trenčín
Ruins of Beckov Castle, just south of Trenčín
Ruins of Beckov Castle, just south of Trenčín		 Exit for Trenčín
Exit for Trenčín		 Slovak license plate from Trenčín
Slovak license plate from Trenčín		 Trenčín on the Váh River is dominated by it's castle
Trenčín on the Váh River is dominated by it's castle
Trenčín, Slovakia
Trenčín, Slovakia		 Trenčín Hrad (Castle)
Trenčín Hrad (Castle)		 Trenčín Castle dates originially from the 11thC
Trenčín Castle dates originially from the 11thC		 Trenčín Castle
Trenčín Castle
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Brian 11-Jul-2006 02:27
Hi there,
First off, GREAT photos! But I have been somewhat researching my family history recently, and was wondering if I might be able to find any connection between the surname Lisik and the town of Trencin. Based on oral family history at least, I believe my great grandfather (Stephan Lisik) may have been born and/or lived in Trencin at some point in his life. By the early 1900s Stephan was in the United States (my grandfather was born in America in 1909), so any references to Lisik in Trencin might have ended there. Unless I have some cousins I don't know about or something.

Thanks,
Emily Ross 08-Jun-2006 01:24
I am looking for someone who lives in Trencin who can help me find a woman who lost her husband and father to the Germans. An Emily Simek is also a person of interest as she had knowledge the following: A bomber airplane crashed on 11-20-1944 somewhere in the vicinity of Trencin. An airmen, James Kirchhoff, was allegedly caught by the Germans and put in jail. Resistance fighters allegedly freed this airman. He was sheltered by a man and a woman who had two children. The Germans discovered the airman hiding in the barn or like area around Christmas 1944, and subsequently executed the husband and grandfather to the children. A marker of the airman's former gravesite is in the woods behind the castle overlooking town. Resistance fighters from other parts of Europe and other victims of the Nazis are buried there as well. I believe James Kirchhoff is mentioned in the local museum there and may have had a street named after him.

I am very interested in learning about the family who sheltered Jim and their version of how he came to be under their care. Any help on contacting individuals or relatives of the individuals mentioned would be appreciated.

Thank you.
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