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Piešťany (; german: Pistyan, hu, Pöstyén, pl, Pieszczany , cs, Píšťany ) is a town in
Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
. It is located in the western part of the country within the
Trnava Region The Trnava Region ( sk, Trnavský kraj, ; hu, Nagyszombati kerület; german: Tyrnauer Landschaftsverband) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It was established in 1996, before which date most of its districts were parts of Brat ...
and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best known
spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath, Somerset, B ...
in Slovakia and has around 28,000 inhabitants.


Etymology

The name Piešťany comes from Slovak ''Piesok'' (
sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class ...
), referring to local sandbanks. The etymology is straightforward – ''Piešťanci'' – people who live on the sandy site and ''Piešťany'' – their settlement.


History

The first human settlement in the area is dated to the prehistoric times, about 80,000 years ago. People were attracted to the site by abundance of game in the vicinity of the thermal springs that did not freeze in winter. A small female statue called Venus of Moravany was found in the nearby village
Moravany nad Váhom Moravany nad Váhom ( hu, Moraván) is a village and municipality in Piešťany District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1348. A small female figurine called the Venus ...
. It is made of
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ivory and is dated to 22,800 BC. It currently resides in the Bratislava Castle museum. In another nearby village, Krakovany-Stráže, a treasure consisting of luxury items made of glass, bronze, silver, and gold was discovered in three graves from 200–300 AD. The surroundings of Piešťany also include the
Great Moravia Great Moravia ( la, Regnum Marahensium; el, Μεγάλη Μοραβία, ''Meghálī Moravía''; cz, Velká Morava ; sk, Veľká Morava ; pl, Wielkie Morawy), or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavic to ...
n castle of
Ducové Ducové ( hu, Ducó) is a municipality (village) situated in western Slovakia, near the spa town of Piešťany. It was part of the municipality Moravany nad Váhom from 1976 to 1992. The village lies under the Váh Inovec. According to the 2011 c ...
. Piešťany was first mentioned in written records in 1113 (under the name Pescan). At that time it consisted of several smaller settlements. The medicinal springs were already popular in the
Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
. They were visited by the Hungarian king
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several m ...
. The first book mentioning the Piešťany springs was ''De admirandis Hungariae aquis hypomnemation'' (About the Miraculous Waters of the Hungarian Monarchy) by Georgius Wernher, published in 1549 in
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. In the 16th century, the Piešťany spa was also mentioned by two prominent physicians, Johann Crato de Crafheim (who served to several Holy Roman Emperors) and Andrea Baccius Elpidianus (a personal surgeon of the Pope). The first monography (''Schediasma de Thermis Postheinsibus'' by was published in 1745. But in the 16th and 17th centuries, Piešťany also suffered from Turkish raids and anti-
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uprisings. Throughout the centuries Piešťany was owned by several noble families; the last of them, the Erdődys, owned the area from 1720 to 1848, and the spa until 1940. The Erdődy family built the first spa buildings in 1778. They were damaged by a destructive flood in 1813. In 1820 the spa buildings were expanded and remodeled in
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and named Napoleon spa. The Erdődy family also established the Spa park in this period. In the years 1889 to 1940 the Winter family rented the spa from the Erdődys and brought it to international fame. improved spa treatment as well as accommodation and entertainment for visitors. They built several spa buildings and hotels. The spa attracted many aristocratic visitors, including
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. In 1917, three monarchs ( Wilhelm II of
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,
Karl I Charles I or Karl I (german: Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria, hu, Károly Ferenc József Lajos Hubert György Ottó Mária; 17 August 18871 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (as Charles IV, ), King of Croatia, ...
of
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, and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria) orchestrated their war strategy during the negotiations in the ''Thermia Palace'' hotel. In 1945 Piešťany received the official status of a town. In 1959, Sĺňava water reservoir was built south of the town. In the late 1960s and 1970s more spa buildings were built. In 1973 the village of Banka, located on the left bank of the
Váh The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
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river, was amalgamated with Piešťany, but it regained independence after a referendum in 1995. In 1996 the town became the seat of a
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. The 1938 World Fencing Championships were held in Piešťany. On January 4, 1987, at the final match in the World Junior Championships of
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice ...
between Canada and the Soviet Union there was a bench-clearing brawl, now famously known as the Punch-up in Piešťany. Both teams were disqualified from competition as a result. On July 5, 2001 three members of the Real Irish Republican Army were arrested in Piešťany. They were lured into a trap by agents of the British Security Service MI5 who were posing as arms dealers from Iraq.


Geography

Piešťany is situated in the western part of Slovakia, in the valley of the
Váh The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
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river, at an elevation of . The Považský Inovec mountains form the eastern boundary of this part of the Váh valley. The highest hill of these mountains, Inovec , is about north of the town. The hills immediately east of the town ( away) reach a height of about . On the western side, the valley boundary is formed by the Little Carpathians, which are somewhat lower and further away from the town. The valley is open to the south, and thus has a warm and sunny temperate climate. Most of the town is located on the right bank of the river. South of the town is the Sĺňava water reservoir created by a dam on the Váh river. The artificial canal Biskupický kanál and the main river branch join in the town. Another short branch of the river (Obtokové rameno) creates the Spa Island. The hills of Považský Inovec are mostly covered with
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forests. These consist of oak and hornbeam in the lower elevations, and
beech Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engl ...
in the higher elevations. The Váh valley is used for agriculture. The main products are cereals, sugar beet, animal feed, and pork. Piešťany is located north-east of
Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of ...
, the capital of Slovakia, and north-east of the local regional seat
Trnava Trnava (, german: Tyrnau; hu, Nagyszombat, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a ''kraj'' ( Trnava Region) and of an '' okres'' ( T ...
. Upstream from Piešťany on the Váh river are the towns Nové Mesto nad Váhom ( north of Piešťany) and
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( north-east); downstream is Hlohovec. Piešťany is located on the route of the D1 motorway from
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to
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with connections to
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and
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. The main railway route from Bratislava to Žilina and Košice also goes through the town. The town has an
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, mostly used for international
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s for spa clients (10,000 passengers in 2007). The municipality operates a local public transport system with 11 bus routes ().


Climate


Main sights

Because of frequent floods in the past, most buildings are dated to the 19th and 20th century. The most notable exception are the ruins of a medieval monastery from the 13th century. The Napoleon Spa is a complex of Neoclassicist spa buildings built between 1822 and 1862. The town’s
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dates from the same era. The Kolonádový most bridge, constructed by Emil Belluš in 1930–33, is a preeminent functionalist construction with many precious art objects. The local
airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
is home to the
Military History Museum Piešťany Military History Museum Piešťany ( Slovak: Vojenské historické múzeum Piešťany, abbreviation VHM Piešťany) is a military museum in Piešťany in western Slovakia. It is located in Piešťany Airport in buildings of former military base. ...
.


Spa

The Piešťany spa has a capacity of two thousand beds () and treats over forty thousand patients a year. More than 60% of the clients are foreigners (mostly from Germany, the Czech Republic, Israel, Austria and Arab Countries). The spa specializes in treatment of chronic rheumatic and arthritic diseases and post-accident lesions of joints and bones. The spa is located on the Spa Island between two branches of the Váh river, at the site of several
hot spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by circ ...
s with temperatures of . The water originates in a tectonic break at depth. The sulfate
carbonate A carbonate is a salt of carbonic acid (H2CO3), characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion, a polyatomic ion with the formula . The word ''carbonate'' may also refer to a carbonate ester, an organic compound containing the carbonate ...
water from the springs is used in pools and tubs. Sulfurous mud extracted from the bed of a side channel of the river is also used for treatment in the form of thermal mud pools with temperature and for partial and full body packs. Spring water and
mud therapy A mud bath is a bath of mud, commonly found in areas where hot spring water can combine with volcanic ash. Mud baths have a long history that dates back thousands of years. Mud baths are conceived as public bathing spaces created in open areas ...
is complemented by
electrotherapy Electrotherapy is the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment. In medicine, the term ''electrotherapy'' can apply to a variety of treatments, including the use of electrical devices such as deep brain stimulators for neurological dis ...
, exercise, massage, medication, and diet. The spa is operated by the company Slovenské liečebné kúpele. The company was purchased in 2002 by Danubius Hotels Group. A small share is owned by the town. Danubius Hotels Group also owns hotels in
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,
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spa in
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and
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spa in
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.


Demographics

According to the 2001
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, the town had 30,306 inhabitants. 96.30% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.69%
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and 0.27%
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. The religious makeup was 72.65%
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, 16.71% people with no religious affiliation and 5.96% Lutherans.


Economy

One of important employers in the city during the communist era was the Czechoslovak electronics maker Tesla Piešťany. It closed down in 1991 and in 1998 its factories were acquired by ON Semiconductor, a former subsidiary of
Motorola Motorola, Inc. () was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company split into two independent public companies, Motorola ...
, keeping a small customer support centre in the town. Delipro, s.r.o., manufacturer of quartz crystals founded in 1993, is another company building on the legacy of electronics manufacturing in the region. Other important employers in the town include Slovak headquarters of financial services company Home Credit Slovakia. is an independent certification, testing and inspection body for conformity assessment of machinery and construction products and consumer goods. Historically, Technický skúšobný ústav Piešťany is one of the oldest and the largest testing bodies in Slovak Republic within testing activity.


Culture

The town is known in Slovakia for its rich cultural programme throughout the year. In the summer tourist season, the town hosts several cultural events. Both opening (in June) and closing (in September) of the summer spa season is connected with big street festivals. An annual summer
classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" al ...
festival, Piešťany Music Festival, established in 1955, takes place in the House of Arts of Piešťany. This venue, with a
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of 622, is currently the largest cinema hall in Slovakia and also offers other concerts and theatre shows. Country Lodenica is a festival of folk and
country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
established in 1999. It takes place south of the town, on the shores of Sĺňava water reservoir. Since 2000s, various festivals were held at
Piešťany Airport Piešťany Airport is an airport serving spa town of Piešťany, Slovakia. Airport is used for music festivals during the summer and is home to the Military History Museum Piešťany Military History Museum Piešťany ( Slovak: Vojenské histor ...
, among others second largest music festival in Slovakia - GrapeFestival, rock-centered Topfest, electronic music-focused BeeFree or Hodokvas. Furthermore, from 2006 to 2009 and since 2019 there have been air shows. There were also regular car-, motorcycle- and truck-races. Between 1967 and 1993 the city was the site of an annual sculpture exhibition in the Spa Park. This tradition was renewed in 2005 and 2008. Piešťany also has several museums. The , the only one of its type in the region, focuses on archeology, history and ethnography of the region, as well as the history of Slovakia's spas in general. It was established in 1933 by the Winter family. Another small museum belonging to Balneological Museum commemorates the life of the Slovak poet Ivan Krasko, who lived in Piešťany from 1945 to 1958. Finally, a new museum at the airport (active since 2004) exhibits a collection related to the Slovak military history from 1945 to 1992. The House of Arts is the first postwar Slovak theatre building outside
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, being project of architect . In first half of September, the annual International Film Festival Cinematik is held in various areas of Piešťany. It is currently the second largest film festival in Slovakia.


Notable people

* An
art colony An art colony, also known as an artists' colony, can be defined two ways. Its most liberal description refers to the organic congregation of artists in towns, villages and rural areas, often drawn by areas of natural beauty, the prior existence o ...
established by several Slovak artists, including Janko Alexy,
Martin Benka Martin Benka (21 September 1888, in Kostolište – 28 June 1971, in Malacky) was a Slovak painter and illustrator. He is regarded as the founder of Modernist 20th century Slovak painting. He was given the title ''National Artist.'' He is buri ...
, Miloš Alexander Bazovský, and Zoltán Palugyay, existed in Piešťany in 1932–1937 * Patrik Vrbovský, also known as Rytmus, born in 1977, rapper, grew up in Pieštany * Ivan Krasko, Slovak poet lived in Piešťany in 1945–1958 (his former apartment houses a small museum) * Charles Korvin Hungarian-American actor, born Kárpáthy * Ivan Stodola, writer, playwright, and physician lived in Piešťany in 1953–1977 * Irena Belohorská, politician, former member of European Parliament, born in Piešťany in 1948 *
Emire Khidayer Emire Khidayer (born 1971, Piešťany) is a Slovak diplomat, entrepreneur and writer. She authored several radio series and appeared as a guest in various Arabic, Czech and Slovak television and radio shows. She studied at Comenius University in ...
, diplomat, entrepreneur and writer was born in Piešťany in 1971 * Ľudmila Cervanová, professional tennis player was born in Piešťany in 1979 * Róbert Erban, world champion in the kayak K4 was born in Piešťany in 1972 *
Slavomír Kňazovický Slavomír Kňazovický (born 3 May 1967 in Piešťany) is a Czechoslovak- Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the C-1 500 m event ...
, flatwater canoer was born in Piešťany in 1969 *
Martina Moravcová Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics (1992–2008 ...
, swimmer with 2 silver Olympic medals was born in Piešťany in 1976 and grew up in the town * Branko Radivojevič, ice hockey player was born in Piešťany in 1980 * Michel Miklík, ice hockey player was born in Piešťany in 1982 *
Shmuel Dovid Ungar Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Ungar (23 November 1885 – 9 February 1945), also known as Rabbi Samuel David Ungar, was the rabbi of the Hungarian city of Nyitra (now Nitra, Slovakia) and dean of the last surviving yeshiva in occupied Europe during Worl ...
, Rabbi, Rosh yeshiva of the Nitra Yeshiva, born in Piešťany in 1886 *
Victor Vasarely Victor Vasarely (; born Győző Vásárhelyi, ; 9 April 1906 – 15 March 1997) was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op art movement. His work entitled ''Zebra'', created in 1937, is consid ...
, Hungarian artist, father of op-art, grew up in Piešťany * Dominika Cibulková, professional tennis player, born in 1989, grew up in Piešťany *
Filip Hološko Filip Hološko (; born 17 January 1984) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. Club career Beşiktaş At the mid of 2007–08 season, he was transferred to Beşiktaş JK in exchange of the forward Bura ...
, professional footballer * Ján Šlahor, professional footballer, born in Piešťany in 1977 * Ernö Rubik, Hungarian aircraft designer * Magdaléna Rybáriková, tennis player, born in Piešťany in 1988 * Lukáš Lacko, tennis player *
Filip Horanský Filip Horanský (; born 7 January 1993) is a tennis player from Slovakia. Junior career Filip, with partner Jiří Veselý, won the 2011 Boys Doubles Australian Open. He also won the bronze medal in doubles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, partn ...
, tennis player, born in Piešťany in 1993 *
Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal (1885–24 January 1945) was one of the few European rabbis to break ranks with Ashkenazi Orthodox Judaism to support an active effort to settle the land of Israel. He was murdered on a transport train during the closing ...
, the Chief Rabbi of Slovakia worked in Piešťany in 1920–1942


Twin towns — sister cities

Piešťany is twinned with: * Újbuda (Budapest), Hungary *
Eilat Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jorda ...
, Israel * Hajdúnánás, Hungary * Heinola, Finland *
Luhačovice Luhačovice (; german: Luhatschowitz) is a spa town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,000 inhabitants. It is known for the largest spa in Moravia. The town centre with the spa infrastructure is well preserv ...
, Czech Republic *
Poděbrady Poděbrady (; german: Podiebrad) is a spa town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Elbe. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...
, Czech Republic * Ustroń, Poland *
Varaždinske Toplice Varaždinske Toplice ( hu, Varasdfürdő; german: Warasdin-Töplitz or ; Kajkavian: ) is a small town in northern part of Croatia in Varaždin County. The town has been well known throughout the centuries for its hot springs as well as a medic ...
, Croatia


References


Bibliography

* Vladimír Krupa (2001)
Kúpele Piešťany
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' 1/2001. Published by Slovak National Museum. * Gabriela Květanová (2001)

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' 1/2001. Published by Slovak National Museum. * Ondrej Franko (1998
Piešťany-thermal H2S water and mud
''Environmental Geology'' 36(3–4), 215–218. * John W Lund (September 2000)
Geothermal Spas in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
. Geo-Heat Center Bulletin 21(3). Oregon Institute of Technology.


External links


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