Malacky

Malacky (German Malatzka - also outdated Kirchlee / Kyrchle , Hungarian Malacka ) is a district town in the far west of Slovakia . It is located about 35 kilometers from the capital Bratislava and is one of the centers of the Záhorie region . It is also the cultural and economic center for the communities in the vicinity and is the capital of the Malacky district .

history

The small town was first mentioned in a document in 1231 , when the area came into the possession of the Counts of Pezinok (Bösing). The area was mostly inhabited by Germans from the late Middle Ages until well into the Turkish era. Due to the extensive depopulation of the area in the course of the Turkish wars , after the end of the chaos of war, there was a strong Slovak immigration to the depopulated area. In 1808 the place burned down. In 1880 (census) the city still had 17.2% German inhabitants, in 1930 (census) it still had 5.0%. In 1945/46 this remaining German population was also expelled to Austria and Germany by the ČSR government ( Beneš decrees ). The city was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 , after which it was part of Czechoslovakia until 1992 , with an interruption during World War II . 1939–1945 there were some offices of the protection zone of the German Empire in Slovakia in the city .

Community partnerships

Malacky has partnerships with the following cities and communities:

Czech Republic Veselí nad Moravou , Czech Republic
Hungary Irša Hungary
Hungary Szarvas , Hungary
Poland Żnin , Poland
Austria Gänserndorf , Austria
Italy Gaggiano , Italy

Attractions

In the village there is the Pálffy Castle, which was used as a hospital. It was originally built in 1624 and, after the major fire in 1808, it was redesigned in a classical style and is surrounded by a park .

In 1653 a monastery with a church was built in place of the Renaissance castle . This building is surrounded by a defensive wall with four towers. The complex was rebuilt in 1760 and 1890 and restored after a fire in 1928.

The local synagogue was built in 1886 in the Moorish style .

The place consists of the two districts Malacky and Vinohrádok .

economy

The Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA has had a large sawmill and furniture factory in Malacky since 1998, which is operated by the subsidiary IKEA Components . The air forces operate the military airfield of the same name 10 km southeast .