Topoľčany
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Topoľčany | ||
| Region : | Nitra | ||
| Area : | 27.576 km² | ||
| Residents : | 24,785 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 899 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 174 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 955 01 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 38 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 34 ' N , 18 ° 11' E | ||
| License plate : | TO | ||
| Kód obce : | 504998 | ||
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| Community type : | city | ||
| Urban area structure: | 3 districts | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Alexandra Gieciová | ||
| Address: | Mestský úrad Topoľčany Námestie MR Štefánika 1/1 95501 Topoľčany |
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| Website: | www.topolcany.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Topoľčany ( ; before 1920 Veľké Topolčany - until 1927 Topolčany ; German [Groß-] Topoltschan , Hungarian Nagytapolcsány - until 1882 Nagytapolcsán ) is a city in western Slovakia with 24,785 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and gives the Okres Topoľčany his name.
A common name for the inhabitants of the city is žochári (Sg. Žochár , derived from žoch - name for a sack full of wool).
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geography
Topoľčany located in the upper Nitratal , more precisely in the upper Danube hills (part of the Slovak Danube lowland ), embedded between the Inowetz and the Tribeč and consists of the local Topoľčany, Male Bedzany ( Klein-Bulgyin / Kleinbedsan ) and Veľké Bedzany ( large-Bulgyin / Großbedsan ) (both incorporated in 1971). The city is located between the east flowing Nitra and its tributary Chotina , which flows into the south of the city . The city center is at an altitude of 174 m nm and is 36 kilometers from Nitra and 108 kilometers from Bratislava (road distance).
The following information relates to the straight line distance to the nearest town center and the distances are commercially rounded to half a kilometer. Cities are highlighted in bold.
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Tovarníky , Nové Mesto nad Váhom 2.5 km, 33.5 km |
Norovce , Bánovce nad Bebravou 8.5 km, 19 km |
Krušovce , Prievidza 4.5 km, 41 km |
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Nemčice , Piešťany 4 km, 25 km |
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Práznovce , Partizánske 3 km, 16.5 km |
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Chrabrany , Hlohovec 3.5 km, 31 km |
Nitrianska Streda , Nitra 4 km, 28 km |
Solčany , Zlaté Moravce 3 km, 25.5 km |
history
The place was first mentioned in 1173 as Tupulchan / Tapolchan (from the Slovak topoľ "poplar"). In the middle of the 13th century some Germans came to the city; in the same period, the Csák family acquired the town. Due to the flat landscape, the associated castle was built relatively far from the town in the Inowetz near today's municipality of Podhradie . After the death of Matthäus Csák in 1321, it was owned by the king until 1389 and is mentioned for the first time as a town in 1334. But even after a donation from Sigismund von Luxemburg , Topoltschan remained a well-known market town. 1431-1434 the Hussites ruled the city and the area and organized various forays that only ended with a ransom payment and in 1435 left the area again. But anti-Habsburg revolts and attacks by the Turks in the 16th and 17th centuries also devastated the city considerably. In the 15th century there was a well-known bell foundry in the village, later the city became the center of the saffron trade and a lively craftsmanship developed. The development was further favored by the influence of the Jewish community on the fortunes of the city in the 18th century, which further expanded trade relations. The Counts Matuschka have had the title "von Topolcan" (today: Count von Matuschka, Baron von Toppolczan and Spaetgen), which can be traced back to the Topol'cany Castle, since October 18, 1519.
Even during the industrialization of the 19th century, the city was more influenced by agriculture and trade. In 1870 a sugar factory was completed, which joined the previously developing food industry. In 1882 the railway section to Neutra was officially opened.
After the end of the Second World War , a pogrom took place in the village on September 24, 1945 against the Jewish population who remained in the village, the so-called Topoľčany pogrom .
population
Extract from the results of the 2001 census (14,366 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Catholic church from 1740, renewed after destruction until 1802
- Tovarníky Castle, Renaissance building from 1600–1610
- Ruins of the Topoltschan Castle northwest of the city in the Inowetz Mountains , above the municipality of Podhradie
Personalities
- Jozef Marko (1923–1996), Slovak football player and football coach
- Rudolf Vrba (1924–2006), Canadian professor and survivor of the Holocaust
- Robert J. Büchler (1929–2009), Jewish historian and peace activist, Holocaust survivor
- Rudolf Sivák (* 1955), rector of the Bratislava University of Economics
- Miroslav Siva (* 1961), Slovak football player
- Robert Fico (* 1964), former head of government of Slovakia
- Miroslav Šatan (* 1974), Slovak ice hockey player
- Tibor Melichárek (* 1976), Slovak ice hockey player
- Boris Peškovič (* 1976), Slovak football player
- Ľubomír Višňovský (* 1976), Slovak ice hockey player
- Mário Breška (* 1979), Slovak football player
- Daniel Valo (* 1979), Slovak handball player
- Viera Schottertova (* 1982), Slovak model
- Denisa Dvončova (* 1988), Slovak model
- Matúš Mikuš (* 1991), Slovak football player
- Barbora Balážová (* 1992), Slovak table tennis player
Town twinning
Sports
- HC Topoľčany , ice hockey club founded in 1934 , which plays in the second-class first division .
Web links
- Entry on Topolciansky hrad in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- Information about the castle ruins (Slovak)