Valaská Belá
Valaská Belá (Hungarian: Bélapataka) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.[1] HistoryIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1324.[citation needed] GeographyThe municipality lies at an altitude of 482 metres and covers an area of 64,774 km2.[citation needed] It has a population of about 2327 people.[citation needed] ReligionChurches in the village include the wooden Saint Michal church.[citation needed] Local priest Juraj Gábor built the first single-aisle brick church[citation needed] in 1737. At the end of the 18th century, the parishioners built the brick chapel. The present church is from the year 1800. Primarily it was a longitudinal single-aisle church with one tower ornamented with prissian[check spelling] paintings.[citation needed] In 1929, two aisles were added, ornamented similarly to the main aisle. In 1944, the interior was painted by Štefan Enhoff.[citation needed] References
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