Smolenice
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Trnava | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 28.97 km² | ||
| Residents : | 3,354 (Dec 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 116 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 242 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 919 04 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 33 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 30 ' N , 17 ° 26' E | ||
| License plate : | TT | ||
| Kód obce : | 507555 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Anton Chrvala | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Smolenice SNP 52 91904 Smolenice |
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| Website: | www.smolenice.com | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Smolenice (German Smolenitz , Hungarian Szomolány ) is a municipality in Slovakia about 17 kilometers northwest of Trnava .
It consists of the places Smolenice and Smolenická Nová Ves , which was called Neštich ( Neustift , Hungarian Jánostelek ) until 1948 and was incorporated in 1960.
Smolenice was mentioned for the first time in 1256 and is best known for the Smolenice Castle . A Renaissance church was built from 1642 to 1644. From 1705 to 1707 the place was occupied by the Turks .
To the west of the village is the Driny cave , which is currently the only show cave in western Slovakia .
Daughters and sons
- Štefan Banič (1870–1941), inventor of a parachute
Culture
See also: List of listed objects in Smolenice
Web links
Commons : Smolenice - collection of images, videos and audio files
