Dolná Krupá (; ) is a
village
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and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Trnava District
Trnava District () is a district in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. In its present borders the district was established in 1996. Before that date Hlohovec district was a part of it. It comprises the villages around Trnava, which forms an administra ...
in the
Trnava region
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of
Slovakia
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. It is located in the
Danubian Hills
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Location ...
at around 12 km from the city of
Trnava
Trnava (, , ; , also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of the Trnava Region and the Trnava District. It is the seat o ...
.
The important sights in the village are:
* the
Saint Andrew
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church
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Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
, built in 1807-1811
* the Dolná Krupá
mansion
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.
The Dolná Krupá mansion was one of the residences of the
House of Chotek, one of the most prominent
Bohemian noble families. It was the place of the
Dolná Krupá rosarium created by
Count
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ess
Marie Henrietta Chotek von Wognin.
Famous people
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John Dopyera
John Dopyera ( Slovak: ''Ján Dopjera''; 1893–1988) was a Slovak- American inventor, entrepreneur, and maker of stringed instruments. His inventions included the resonator guitar and important contributions to the early development of the el ...
, inventor of
Dobro
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The Dobro was originally a gui ...
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1689-1895 (parish A)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1895 (parish B)
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
External links
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Surnames of living people in Dolna Krupa
Villages and municipalities in Trnava District
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