Brodzany
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trenčiansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Partizánske | ||
| Region : | Horná Nitra | ||
| Area : | 18.291 km² | ||
| Residents : | 869 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 48 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 192 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 958 42 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 38 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 36 ' N , 18 ° 21' E | ||
| License plate : | PE | ||
| Kód obce : | 580449 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Anton Zima | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Brodzany č. 154 958 42 Brodzany |
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| Website: | www.brodzany.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Brodzany (until 1948 Broďany in Slovak , Brogyán in Hungarian ) is a municipality in the west-center of Slovakia with 869 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to Okres Partizánske , part of Trenčiansky kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the northern Danube hill country below the Tribeč Mountains , on the left bank of the Nitra . The center of the village is located at an altitude of 192 m nm and is three kilometers from Partizánske and 17 kilometers from Topoľčany .
history
There has been a settlement in today's municipality since the Neolithic, and a primeval culture studied there was named Brodzany-Nitra .
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1293 as Brogen and derives its name from the Slavic word brod (= ford).
From 1976 to 1992 Brodzany was a part of Partizánske.
population
Results of the 2001 census (797 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Roman Catholic church from the 17th century
- Brodzany Castle, built in 1669, is now the location of the museum dedicated to the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin
- French park next to the castle
- Ruins of a pleasure palace, called Babylon
