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Tekov Castle
Tekov ungarian: ''Bars''is the traditional name of a region situated in southern and central Slovakia. Its territory encompasses the former Bars county, existing in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century until 1918, though it is now administratively divided between the Nitra and Banská Bystrica regions (districts Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Zlaté Moravce, and partly Levice). Tekov is situated along the Hron river, between the Hont region in the east, (including) Kremnica and Hronská Dúbrava in the north, the Žitava river in the west, Bešeňov and (excluding) Bíňa in the south. The rivers Hron and Žitava flow through the region. The original seat of the count was the Tekov Castle (since 1321), then Levice Castle. The capital moved in the late 1580 to Topoľčianky and in the late 18th century to Zlaté Moravce. See also: Bars county, List of traditional regions of Slovakia Traditional regions There are also other regions in Slovakia, which do not corre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hont County
Hont County was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Most of its territory is now part of Slovakia, while a smaller southern portion is part of Hungary. Today, in Slovakia Hont is the informal designation of the corresponding territory and an official tourist region. Geography Hont county shared borders with the counties Bars, Zólyom, Nógrád, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun and Esztergom. It was situated between Selmecbánya and the Danube river, but the territory around the town of Korpona was added only at the end of the 19th century. The rivers Korpona and Ipoly were the central rivers that flowed through the county. Its area was 2633 km2 around 1910. Capitals The capitals of the county were the Hont Castle together with Hídvég (present-day Ipeľské Predmostie), then from the 16th century onwards there was no permanent capital, and finally since early 19th century, the capital was Ipolyság (present-day Šahy). History The county aros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlaté Moravce
Zlaté Moravce (; 1776 Morawce, hu, Aranyosmarót, german: Goldmorawitz) is a town in south-western Slovakia. Basic data It is the capital and the biggest town of Zlaté Moravce District. It is approximately 120 km from the Slovak capital Bratislava and 32 km from Nitra. History The town is situated on the banks of the river Žitava, in the northern part of the Podunajská Heights. Nowadays, it also includes the area of formerly separate boroughs Chyzerovce and Prílepy. Thanks to its favourable location on the natural terrace of the river Žitava, the traces of the continuous settlement of this area go back to the Paleolithic Age. The rich archeological findings in the town area also prove intensive Great Moravian settlement in the 9th-10th century. A unique finding – a golden pectoral cross – is associated with this settlement. The origin of the oldest name of the borough "Morowa" in the Charter of Zobor of 1113 is related to that time as well. This charter is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topoľčianky
Topoľčianky ( hu, Kistapolcsány) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1293. Tourism Topoľčianky is unique for its European Bison Reserve. By the 1930s only a handful of wisents remained, in Poland. A captive breeding population was established and at the time the Topoľčianky reserve was established in 1958, there were 150. The global population is now over 3,000, and in 2004 the reserve started releasing small groups into the Poloniny National Park in eastern Slovakia, where they appear to be thriving. In nearby Topoľčianky itself, is a Renaissance castle at which the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, holidayed every summer between 1923 and 1933. The landscaped gardens which surround the castle are spectacular, and include an early 20th-century hunting lodge surrounded by bronzes of deer and other quarry in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levice
Levice (; hu, Léva, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Lewenz, literally lionesses) is a town in western Slovakia. The town lies on the left bank of the lower Hron river. The Old Slavic name of the town was ''Leva'', which means "the Left One". The town is located in the north-eastern corner of the Danubian Lowland (''Podunajská nížina''), east of Bratislava, south-east of Nitra, south-west of Banská Štiavnica, south-west of Zvolen and from the border with Hungary. It is the capital of the Levice District, which is the largest district in Slovakia at . The town's heraldic animal is lion (in Slovak ''lev''), and the town's colours are green and yellow. History Levice is first mentioned as Leua, one of the villages belonging to the parish of St. Martin's Church in Bratka ( hu, Baratka) in 1156. It was part of the comitatus Tekov (''Bars''). First attacked by the Turks in 1544, the town was set on fire while the castle was left unharmed. Between 1581 and 1589, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tekov Castle
Tekov ungarian: ''Bars''is the traditional name of a region situated in southern and central Slovakia. Its territory encompasses the former Bars county, existing in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century until 1918, though it is now administratively divided between the Nitra and Banská Bystrica regions (districts Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica, Zlaté Moravce, and partly Levice). Tekov is situated along the Hron river, between the Hont region in the east, (including) Kremnica and Hronská Dúbrava in the north, the Žitava river in the west, Bešeňov and (excluding) Bíňa in the south. The rivers Hron and Žitava flow through the region. The original seat of the count was the Tekov Castle (since 1321), then Levice Castle. The capital moved in the late 1580 to Topoľčianky and in the late 18th century to Zlaté Moravce. See also: Bars county, List of traditional regions of Slovakia Traditional regions There are also other regions in Slovakia, which do not corre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bíňa
Bíňa ( hu, Bény) is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an elevation of 132 metres (433 ft) and covers an area of 23.501 km² (9.074 mi²). History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1135 written as Byn. Earlier the Romans built a fortress here and in 173 emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote his famous diary in this region during the wars against quadi in the Marcomannic Wars. Later, after the foundation of the Árpád age Hungary, king Stephen I of Hungary gave the region to Bény, son of Hont, the count of the county Hont. During the time of early Christianity every 10 villages was ordered to build a church. Several rotunda have been built in this time, among others the rotunda of Bény, too. In 1217 the Premontre Abbey monastery was founded in Bíňa in the romanesque style. An earlier built rotunda stands before the two tower abbey church. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bešeňov
Bešeňov ( hu, Zsitvabesenyő) is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. History In the 9th century, the territory of Bešeňov became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1075. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Bešeňov once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 121 metres and covers an area of 17.096 km2. It has a population of about 1726 people. Ethnicity The population is about 80% Hungarian people, Hungarian and 20% Slovaks, Slovak. Facilities The village has a public library, gym, football tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žitava (river)
The Žitava ( hu, Zsitva) is a river in southern Slovakia. It is the left tributary of the river Nitra. It flows into the Nitra near Šurany Šurany (until 1927, ''Veľké Šurany''; hu, Nagysurány; german: Schuran) is a town and a railroad hub in the Nové Zámky District, Nitra Region, southern Slovakia. Alongside the main settlement, it has the boroughs of Kostolný Sek and Ni .... It is long and its basin size is . The old branch of the Žitava, ''Stará Žitava'', branches off near Dolný Ohaj and flows into the old branch of the Nitra near Martovce. Etymology The name comes from Slavic ''žito'': grain, corn. Žitava: probably "the river flowing through the grain fields". See also * Peace of Zsitvatorok (or Žitava) References Rivers of Slovakia {{Slovakia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hronská Dúbrava
Hronská Dúbrava ( hu, Felsőbesenyő) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1767-1912 (parish B) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kremnica
Kremnica (; german: Kremnitz, hu, Körmöcbánya) is a town in central Slovakia. It has around 5,300 inhabitants. The well-preserved medieval town built above important gold mines is the site of the oldest still-working mint in the world. Name The name is derived from Slovak ''kremeň'', ''kremenina'' (quartz) with a feminine suffix ''-ica'', functioning to create local names.Martin Štefánik - Ján Lukačka et al. 2010, Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku, Historický ústav SAV, Bratislava, 2010, pp. 503, 360, . http://forumhistoriae.sk/-/lexikon-stredovekych-miest-na-slovensku History Kremnica was among the major mining towns of the world during the Middle Ages and in the modern era due to the abundant gold ore deposits in the Kremnica Mountains. However, the first evidence of sub-surface mining activities comes from the 9th century. In the 13th century the inhabitants of this area were affected by the invasion of the Mongols. Following that difficult period, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hron
The Hron ( sk, Hron; german: Gran; hu, Garam; la, Granus) is a long left tributary of the DanubePlán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Hrona p. 38 and the second-longest river in . It flows from its source in the Low Tatra Mountains (below Kráľova hoľa) through central and southern Slovakia, emptying into the Danube near and |
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