Moravany nad Váhom
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Piešťany | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 10.78 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,461 (Dec 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 228 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 200 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 922 21 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 33 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 36 ' N , 17 ° 52' E | ||
| License plate : | PN | ||
| Kód obce : | 507342 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Peter Hulman | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Moravany nad Váhom Kostolecká 175/4 92221 Moravany nad Váhom |
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| Website: | www.moravany.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Moravany nad Váhom (until 1927 Moravany in Slovak , Moraván in Hungarian ) is a municipality in western Slovakia . It is located in the Waag Valley at the foot of the Považský Inovec Mountains in the Danube Hills , 5 km from Piešťany .
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1348 as "Marwan". A well-known archaeological excavation site from the early Paleolithic is located in today's municipal area . This settlement of the mammoth hunters (des Pavloviens ) gained international fame when the " Venus of Moravany " was found here in 1938 . This Venus figurine is a 7.6 cm tall statuette made of ivory mammoth , which was dated to an age of around 22,800 years.
Later traces of settlement come from the Neolithic Lengyel culture .
Attractions
- Classicist Roman Catholic Church of St. Martin of Tours , the oldest building in the town. The aisle is built on the foundations of a Romanesque church from the 13th century.
- The Baroque renaissance castle Moravany from the 16th century, which was owned and owned by the Counts Zedtwitz von Moravan and Duppau from the middle of the 19th century until the expulsion after the Second World War .
Web links
Commons : Moravany nad Váhom - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
