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 | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
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
