Chtelnica
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Piešťany | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 32.960 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,551 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 77 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 204 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 922 05 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 33 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 34 ' N , 17 ° 38' E | ||
| License plate : | PN | ||
| Kód obce : | 507121 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Ján Horváth | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Chtelnica Nám. 1. mája 495/52 92205 Chtelnica |
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| Website: | www.chtelnica.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Chtelnica (German Tellnitz or Wittenz , Hungarian Vittenc ) is a municipality in Okres Piešťany within the Trnavský kraj in Slovakia with about 2500 inhabitants.
geography
The municipality is located in the northern part of the Slovakian Danube lowlands , in the Danube hill country . It is located below the Little Carpathians at the foot of the Klenová ( 585 m nm ) and Vrátno ( 576 m nm ) mountains , on the Chtelnický brook , where a small reservoir was built. The center of the village is at an altitude of 204 m nm and is 20 kilometers from Piešťany and 24 kilometers from Trnava .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1208 as Wytelnize . In 1394 it became a medieval market town. In the 15th century there was a decline due to the plague and war events. In the 16th century the community was settled by Slovak, Croatian and, to a lesser extent, Magyar refugees during the Turkish wars that were taking place in the south of what was then the Kingdom of Hungary .
Until 1918 the place was within Neutra County in the Kingdom of Hungary, then it came to Czechoslovakia and has been part of today's Slovakia since 1993.
Attractions
- Roman Catholic Church of the Trinity from the end of the 18th century
- Roman Catholic Church of John the Baptist from the end of the 13th century
- a country castle from the end of the 16th century
- a hunting lodge in the Výtok recreational area in the Little Carpathians, built by the Pálffy family at the beginning of the 19th century
