village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
in
Senica District
Senica District (''okres Senica'') is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. The district is relatively rich in natural resources oil, gas, lignite. It is an industrial district, in the late period had been est ...
in 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 Brati ...
of western
Slovakia
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village
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was first mentioned in 1262.
Geography
The
municipality
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lies at an
altitude
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of 211 metres and covers an
area
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of 31.44 km². It has a
population
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of about 2,279 people.
Points of interest
The Jablonica castle is associated with the
Apponyi family
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and specifically its so-called Jablonica line. An old castle was destroyed in an Ottoman raid in 1663 and subsequently rebuilt by the then-owners from the family. A branch of the Apponyis acquired it in 1772 and renovated it extensively in the late 19th century. The Apponyis lost its property in the
aftermath of World War I
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, after which it changed hands several times during the Interwar period. It then served as a grain storage facility, a home for the occupying
Wehrmacht
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, an elementary school, and a leather storehouse. In 2017 it was purchased by a non-profit group that intends to renovate it and convert into a hotel and cultural facility.
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): 1692-1895 (parish A)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1733-1902 (parish B)