Mošovce

Mošovce (German Moschotz , Hungarian Mosóc - older also Mossóc ) is one of the largest communities in the Turz region in central Slovakia . The municipality is located about 20 km south of Martin and about 30 km northwest of Banská Bystrica .

history

Many well-preserved historical buildings bear witness to the 770-year history of the place. The place was mentioned for the first time in a deed of gift from King Andrew II of Hungary in 1233.

Mošovce originally consisted of two settlements: the first, Machyuch , was located in the area of today's Starý Rad ; the second, Terra Moys , which gave the village its current name, was in what is now Vidrmoch . Because of the name of the second settlement, which means "Land of Mojš", it is assumed that the whole village originally belonged to a Lord Mojš . This name could be an abbreviation of a compound Slavic name "Mojtech" (similar to Vojtech or Mojmír ). Over the centuries the name of the village has seen many variations, e.g. B. Mossovych , Mosocz , Mossowecz , villa regia Mayos alio nomine Mossovych , oppidioum Mayus sue Mosocz , Mosocz olim Mayus to today's Mošovce.

The name of a separate ancient part of Mošovce, the former settlement of Chornukov , has survived to this day in the modern form of Čerňakov . In addition to the actual place, the northeastern place Mazan belongs to Mošovce, but it is not an official district.

Mošovce first developed as a royal settlement with a free legal profession, and since the middle of the 14th century as a privileged town under the royal castle of Blatnica . In 1527 it fell into the hands of the Révay family, who suppressed Mošovce's privileges for almost 400 years.

In the past, Mošovce was an important handicraft center in the Turz area . The trades experienced an expansion and there were up to 15 active guilds in the city ; the shoemakers and the famous furriers with their embroidered bundas , lambskin coats and jackets , were the guilds that survived the longest. Today Mošovce is an important tourist area with many sights.

nature

The map of Mošovce

Peter Košík (Mayor)

In the vicinity of Mošovce there is a complex of historical avenues and forests as a continuation of the Veľká Fatra Mountains with the mountains of Tlstá , Ostrá and Drienok . Bizarre shapes have emerged from limestone and dolomite . Then there are the obvious Blatnica- and Val Badia .

A stream called Mošovka runs through the village. It is divided into two arms: the main river arm and the so-called Oberbach , which in the past powered a water mill .

On the northern edge of the municipality, in the district of Čerňakov, there are several fish ponds that are fed by the Čierna Voda brook . Originally the ponds belonged to the noble Révay family. Today they are used for trout farming.

Attractions

A rococo-classic mansion in Mošovce

One of the strangest monuments is a rococo - classic mansion from the 2nd half of the 18th century with a large English park . Other monuments in the village include: the birth house of Ján Kollár , a neo-Gothic Catholic church with a valuable altar , which was built on the site of an ancient previous building, a Lutheran church built in 1784 , a mausoleum that now houses a handicraft museum Art Nouveau - greenhouse and a pavilion from the year 1800's.

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The Lutheran Church in Mošovce
The Catholic Church in Mošovce
The neo-Gothic chapel, later a mausoleum, and now a museum in Mošovce
Architecture of houses
Panoramic view of Mošovce

Demographics

At the 2001 census, the municipality had 1,380 inhabitants, which means a decrease of 4.7% of the population in the years up to 2008. In 2001 98.62% of the population were Slovaks , 0.72% Czech and 0.14% Hungarians . With regard to religion, 54.78% described themselves as Lutherans , 30.36% as Catholics and 12.97% as non-denominational.

Sons and daughters of the place

Several famous people were born in Mošovce, including Frico Kafenda (1883–1963), composer; Anna Lacková-Zora (1899–1988), writer; Štefan Krčméry (1892–1955), literary critic, historian, and poet; Júr Tesák Mošovský , Baroque playwright and Miloslav Schmidt , the founder of the Voluntary Fire Brigade in Slovakia.

Perhaps the most important person born in Mošovce is the great Slavic poet, philosopher and evangelical preacher Ján Kollár (1793–1852), who influenced the literature of at least two nations with his poetic work Slávy Dcera . His work is considered a source of Slovak patriotism to this day . It has been translated into various Slavic and non-Slavic languages.

In addition, the following personalities were born or worked in Mošovce:

Izák Abrahamides - writer and church activist
Dušan Čajka - doctor
Ján Emanuel Dobrucký - Sorbian national activist, poet
Rudolf Fraštacký - businessman, politician, deputy chairman of the commission committee, member of the resistance
Dušan Jamriška - military officer
Daniel Krman - writer and translator
Daniel Láni - church writer
Eliáš Láni - poet and writer
Gregor Láni - Lutheran dignitary and writer
Viliam Lenčo - educator
Karol Lilge - national activist and writer
Matej Lochman - priest and chronicler
Matej Miškóci - national activist and educator
Matej Polereczky - military officer
Ján Sturmayr - architect
Ján Šikura - historian
Ondrej Šoltýs - encyclopedia
Samuel Štarke - national activist
Jozef Tatár - writer and teacher
Ladislav Zgúth - national activist and journalist

Community activities

Flag of Mošovces

The mascot of Mošovce

In the village there is the Middle Comprehensive School of Fishing and Agriculture , which is one of the few schools of its kind in Central Europe. The traditional Mošovc Michael Fair held at the beginning of October is one of the largest such events in Slovakia. In addition to the New Year's fireworks and the classic maypole, the fire brigade ball, which is organized during Carnival , should also be mentioned.

In the past, until the early 1990s, a half marathon called the SNP race was organized in the municipality every year . In addition, since 1977 there has been a volleyball competition for the ŠRZ Drienok Cup in Mošovce since 1977 - the largest amateur volleyball competition in Slovakia, in which over 90 teams take part. During the same period, wreaths are traditionally laid at the monument of the Slovak National Uprising.

The municipality of Mošovce has entered into a partnership with the following municipalities:

economy

Up until the beginning of the 90s there was a fur processing factory in the community and, in connection with it, there were other companies that manufactured fur clothing. Later, the population oriented itself towards tourist services (thermal springs), the food industry (bakeries), the construction industry (production of concrete prefabricated products and assembled houses, traditional buildings) and fishing (ponds). Agriculture remains important, with forestry growing in importance.

However, it is necessary to emphasize that the function of the municipality is still largely resident, and the majority of the economically active population works in the nearby towns of Turčianske Teplice and Martin .

Web links

Commons : Mošovce - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Brochure (Slovak). Retrieved September 10, 2015.
Information about Mošovce (English). Retrieved September 10, 2015.

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J. BEŇOVSKÝ a kol .: Mošovce v premenách času . Martin, Osveta 1984.
M. LIPPAN a col .: Mošovce . Stredoslovenské vydavateľstvo, Banská Bystrica 1971.
P. REŤKOVSKÝ: The Tourist Guide of Sites in Mošovce . Obecný úrad Mošovce, Mošovce 2004, ISBN 80-969156-1-4
J. TATÁR: Mošovce v historickej, kultúrnej a prírodnej mozaike . Obecný úrad Mošovce, Mošovce 2003, ISBN 80-968976-0-8
J. TATÁR: Živý poklad (Povesti z Mošoviec) . Obecný úrad Mošovce, Mošovce 1994, ISBN 80-967232-0-0