Blatnica
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Martin | ||
| Region : | Turiec | ||
| Area : | 86.186 km² | ||
| Residents : | 977 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 11 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 500 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 038 15 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 43 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 56 ' N , 18 ° 56' E | ||
| License plate : | MT | ||
| Kód obce : | 512079 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Karol Čičmanec | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Blatnica 1 03815 Blatnica |
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| Website: | www.blatnica.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Blatnica (1927-1946 "Turčianska Blatnica"; Hungarian Blatnica ) is a municipality in central Slovakia about 18 kilometers southeast of the city of Martin .
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location
The place lies at the foot of the Great Fatra at the junction of three valleys ( Gaderská dolina , Blatnická dolina and Konský dol ) and is crowned by the ruins of the Blatnica castle . There are numerous recreational facilities in the vicinity of the municipality.
history
The place is an old settlement and an important archaeological site. A cave settlement from the Eneolithic , a mass find from the Bronze Age and the Roman period was found here. The archaeological Blatnice-Mikulčice Horizont was named after the sword excavated here, a lance and other Slavic settlements from around 800 ( Neutra principality ) .
The place was first mentioned in 1120. It developed as a rural community under the protection of the castle, later it was the center of saffron cultivation and oil trade, which also brought some prosperity to the place, as the typical houses with their large gates testify.
After 1808 the medieval communities Sebeslavce and Svätý Ondrej (north of the main town) were incorporated.
Attractions
- typical houses on the market
- Protestant church, classical tolerance church from 1785 to 1786 with tower from 1815/1836
- Catholic church, Gothic from the 14th century and redesigned in the 19th century in a classical style
- baroque-classical castle from the first half of the 18th century
- late baroque fort from the second third of the 18th century
- Blatnica Castle, built in 1252
- Múzeum Karola Plicku ( Karol Plicka Museum)
- See also: List of listed objects in Blatnica
