Mon 12/7/2020 7:09 AM
Beth,
Using Pinterest, I just stumbled upon an interesting website that identifies a presumptive geographical location for various Slavic surnames. And for the first time, I found Elcik and, as a bonus, Elsik.
Ancestral Surname/Villiage & COUNTY
- Elcik/ Kolonica ZEMPLIN
- Elsik/ Pravotice TRENCIN
Using this information, I looked up both locations on Wikipedia.
Elcik Kolonica ZEMPLIN
Kolonica is a village and municipality in the Snina District of the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. It has a population of about 600 people. Kolonica is around 80 km east of Košice, lies at the height of 360 meters, and covers 27.181 km². Just east of the village is a Soviet-manufactured one-meter telescope, the biggest telescope in Slovakia, used for observing variable stars.
Elsik Pravotice TRENCIN
Pravotice (Hungarian: Peres) is a village and municipality in Bánovce nad Bebravou District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. The municipality lies at an altitude of 243 meters and covers an area of 6.048 km². It has a population of about 285 people.
The site offers a newsletter, and I will reach out to the publisher.
These locations may not be the answer we are looking for, but it certainly is worth more research. What my next step is, I’m not sure.
John, IV