Rakovice (Slovakia)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Piešťany | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 6,957 km² | ||
| Residents : | 609 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 88 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 160 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 922 08 ( Veselé post office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 33 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 34 ' N , 17 ° 44' E | ||
| License plate : | PN | ||
| Kód obce : | 507482 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Dušan Daloš | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Rakovice č. 42 922 08 Rakovice |
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| Website: | www.rakovice.sk | ||
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Rakovica (Hungarian Rákfalu - until 1907 Rakovic ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia with 609 inhabitants (December 31, 2019) that the Piešťany District , part of the kraj Trnavský belongs.
geography
The municipality is located in the northern part of the Trnavská pahorkatina (part of the Slovakian Danube lowlands ) on the right bank terrace of the Dudváh . The center of the village is at an altitude of 160 m nm and is eleven kilometers from Piešťany .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1262 as Rokoych .
The place in Neutra County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 and then became part of Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
1943–1945 Rakovice was part of the neighboring municipality Veselé .
population
Results after the 2001 census (482 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Country castle in the classical style from the years 1856–58, successor to a Renaissance country castle, which was mentioned in 1675. The country palace is surrounded by a 6.5 hectare English park
- 18th century bell tower
- Statues of St. Florian (1765), Johannes von Nepomuk (1884) and Cyril and Method (1924)
Sons and daughters of the church
- Peter Dubovský (1921–2008), auxiliary bishop in the Banská Bystrica diocese
literature
- Marián Klčo: Okres Piešťany - stručná história a erby miest a obcí . 2nd Edition. Balneologické múzeum v Piešťanoch, Piešťany 2005, ISBN 80-968258-0-1 , p. 79-81 .