Skačany
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Basic data | ||
State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Trenčiansky kraj | |
Okres : | Partizánske | |
Region : | Horná Nitra | |
Area : | 15.378 km² | |
Residents : | 1,348 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 88 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 207 m nm | |
Postal code : | 958 53 | |
Telephone code : | 0 38 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 40 ' N , 18 ° 23' E | |
License plate : | PE | |
Kód obce : | 505463 | |
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Community type : | local community | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Juraj Kližan | |
Address: | Obecný úrad Skačany Nám. SNP 451 958 53 Skačany |
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Website: | www.skacany.sk | |
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Skačany (Hungarian Szkacsány - until 1907 Szkacsán ) is a municipality and a town in the west of Slovakia , with a population of 1,348 (as of December 31, 2019). It lies in the Okres Partizánske , a district of the higher administrative unit Trenčiansky kraj .
geography
Skačany is located on the Nitrica River at the northeastern tip of the Slovak Danube Hills and, six kilometers from Partizánske .
history
Evidence of settlement goes back to the Bronze Age, with finds from the Lusatian culture . The place was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1078 and later became the seat of a manor that comprised 14 communities. In 1698 the place received market rights and then developed as a small market town. The community is still dominated by agriculture today.
Attractions
- Classicist Roman Catholic parish church of All Saints from 1803
- Basic structure of the Romanesque Georgskirche, built sometime in the 13th century
- baroque chapel of St. Barbara from 1731