Skalica
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Skalica | ||
| Region : | Záhoria | ||
| Area : | 60.006 km² | ||
| Residents : | 15,022 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 250 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 186 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 909 01 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 34 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 51 ' N , 17 ° 14' E | ||
| License plate : | SI | ||
| Kód obce : | 504815 | ||
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| Community type : | city | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Anna Mierna | ||
| Address: | Mestský úrad Skalica Námestie slobody 10 90901 Skalica |
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| Website: | www.skalica.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Skalica (German Skalitz , Hungarian Szakolca , Latin Sakolcium ) is the largest city in Okres Skalica of the same name in the north-west of Slovakia .
history
The place was first mentioned as Zaculcza in 1217 . The name refers to the rock on which the first settlement was built.
The settlement was built around a rare triangular square in the Middle Ages. In 1372 it was granted city rights and at the same time the privilege of the Royal Free City . In 1428 it was visited by the Hussites and a large part of the predominantly German-speaking population was expelled or fled. Habans settled here during the 16th century .
In 1918 the city was the seat of the Czechoslovak government delegation for 8 days , which tried unsuccessfully from here to take control of Slovakia, which was then still under Hungarian control.
In 1923, Skalica became the seat of a district. In 1960 the district was dissolved as part of the territorial reorganization and the city became part of Senica County . In 1996 it became a district town again. Until December 2007 the Seče area was also a cadastral municipality of the city.
Attractions
In addition to the remains of a city wall, there is one of the oldest Slovak buildings in the village, the Romanesque Georgs rotunda from the 12th century, to which a baroque ("Welsche") hood was put on in the 17th century . There are also many church buildings, such as the Michaelskirche, a former Franciscan monastery and three other monasteries. The late renaissance town hall and the culture house from 1905 in secessionist style are also interesting .
population
According to the 2001 census, of 15,013 inhabitants, 94.84% were Slovaks, 3.61% Czech, 0.64% Roma and 0.91% others. The most frequently represented denomination was the Roman Catholic with 70.15%, followed by the Protestant with 6.67%. 19.92% were non-denominational and 2.45% did not provide any information.
education
In addition to the general education schools, the private Central European University of Skalica was founded in 2005 .
Sports
- HK Skalica , ice hockey club in the 1st division
Personalities
- Martin Durgalu, Protestant pastor and Slovak educator at the beginning of the 19th century
- Daniel Sloboda (1809–1888), Protestant clergyman, botanist, translator and ethnographer
- Marián Varga (1947–2017), composer and musician of the postmodern era
- Katarina Madovčik (* 1952), Slovak-Swiss writer
- Renata Alt (* 1965), German-Slovak politician of the FDP
- Pavol Rybár (* 1971), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Vlado Kumpan (* 1972), trumpeter, flugelhorn player and conductor
- Žigmund Pálffy (* 1972), ice hockey player
- Richard Stehlík (* 1984), ice hockey player
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://books.google.de/books?id=FuZdAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA711&lpg=PA711&dq=skalitz+dreifaltigkeitskirche&source=bl&ots=8LNLlepln3&sig=ACfU3U2voQGACadcbgZt-d5tR4nseEa5fQ&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi48KDX6-_pAhWa7KYKHUC_BO4Q6AEwC3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=skalitz%20&f=false
- ↑ Homepage of the Skalica University of Applied Sciences