Prietrž
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Senica | ||
| Region : | Záhoria | ||
| Area : | 24.675 km² | ||
| Residents : | 730 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 30 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 250 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 906 11 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 34 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 41 ' N , 17 ° 27' E | ||
| License plate : | SE | ||
| Kód obce : | 504700 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Dana Blažková | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Prietrž č. 126 906 11 Prietrž |
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| Website: | www.obecprietrz.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Prietrž (Hungarian Nagypetrős - until 1907 Nagypritrzsd , German: Prettersch ) is a municipality in western Slovakia with 730 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Senica , a district of the Trnavský kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Myjavská pahorkatina hills in a valley of the Myjava and stretches on both sides of the river. The highest point of the municipality is the Varáková mountain ( 442 m nm ). The center of the village is at an altitude of 250 m nm and is seven kilometers from Senica .
In addition to the actual main town, there are a total of 12 small settlements (Slovak Kopanice ) that are part of the municipality.
Neighboring municipalities are Podbranč in the north, Bukovec in the east, Hradište pod Vrátnom in the southeast, Osuské in the south, Hlboké in the southwest and Senica in the west.
history
Prietrž was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1262 as Peter and initially belonged to the estate of Holitsch , later to that of Branč Castle . Significant landowners came from the Amadé , Nyáry , Majhényi and Jaszenák families .
In 1415 Hussite troops marched through the area en route from Bohemia and Moravia to the Kingdom of Hungary and back. After the battle of the White Mountain in 1620, many Protestant families settled in the hilly municipality to avoid persecution in the Bohemian crown lands. A Turkish raid in 1663 devastated the area.
In 1752 a total of 109 families lived in Prietrž, whose main sources of income were hemp cultivation , agriculture and linen weaving, plus there were eight mills.
The place in Neutra County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 and then came to Czechoslovakia and Slovakia.
population
According to the 2011 census, 697 inhabitants lived in Prietrž, of which 672 were Slovaks, six Russians, three Germans and one Czech and one Ukrainian each. One resident indicated a different ethnic group and 13 residents gave no information in this regard. 502 residents committed themselves to the Evangelical Church AB, 82 residents to the Roman Catholic Church, four residents to the Greek Catholic Church and one resident each to the Evangelical Methodist Church and one to the Orthodox Church; one resident professed a different denomination. 94 inhabitants had no denomination and the denomination of 12 inhabitants was not determined.
Buildings
- Protestant church from 1906
Sons and daughters of the church
- Pavol Jonáš (1925–2008), Slovak politician
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)