Dechtice
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Trnava | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 19.463 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,837 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 94 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 186 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 919 53 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 33 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 33 ' N , 17 ° 36' E | ||
| License plate : | TT | ||
| Kód obce : | 506893 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Karol Zachar | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Dechtice č. 488 919 53 Dechtice |
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| Website: | www.dechtice.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Dechtice (Slovak 1927-1946 "Dehtice"; German Dechtitz , Hungarian Dejte ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia , with a population of 1,837 (December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Trnava , a lower part of the Trnavský kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Trnavská pahorkatina hill country (part of the Danube hill country ) below the Little Carpathians , on the Blava river . The center of the village is at an altitude of 186 meters. The city of Trnava is 20 kilometers south.
history
The place was mentioned in writing for the first time in a document from 1258 as Degce and belonged to the estate of the Guttenstein Castle (Slovak hrad Dobrá Voda ) and since the 16th century it developed as a town. Due to its location on the Blava river, the place was divided between two Hungarian counties, with the larger part in Pressburg county and the smaller part in Neutra county . In 1828 there are 158 houses and 1,100 inhabitants. The population lived from agriculture, viticulture, pottery and canning (a relic of the Habanian settlement).
population
Results of the 2001 census (1771 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Roman Catholic Church of All Saints from 1172, which emerged from a Romanesque rotunda. The tower was added in 1741
- Roman Catholic parish church of St. Katharina, originally built in the 14th century in the Gothic style, expanded in 1612 and redesigned in Baroque style
- Ruins of the monastery and church of St. Catherine (locally Katarínka ) west of the village in the Little Carpathians, which was founded in 1618 by Count Erdődy for the Franciscan order. In 1786 the order was canceled by King Joseph II and the building has been abandoned since then
