Križovany nad Dudváhom ( hu, Vágkeresztúr) is a village and municipality of
Trnava District
Trnava District ( sk, okres Trnava) is a
district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. In its present borders the district was established in 1996. Before that date Hlohovec district was a part of it.
It comprises the villages around the Trn ...
in the
Trnava region
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of
Slovakia
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.
Rotunda
The old rotunda is one of the most interesting things to see in the village. It was built in the 11th century and has an interesting combination of
Gothic
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**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
and
Romanesque elements. The patrotinium was the Saint Cross. In 1246 had been built a chapel to the rotunda and in 1780 had been constructed a new baroque
church
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* Chris ...
, which had been, however, demolished in 1937 so that a church with higher believers capacity will be built. But State Institute for the
protection of
historical
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sightseeings insisted on the protection of the rotunda and this had been succeeded. In 1938 the new church had been built, the old rotunda was preserved and the murals were restored between 1967 and 1970.
Rotunda as well as the church are the possessions of the local Roman Catholic church. Inside the building are performed regular worship services.
Notable persons
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Igor Bališ
Igor Bališ (born 5 January 1970) is a former Slovak footballer. Bališ played for West Bromwich Albion in England. He has also appeared for Spartak Trnava and Slovan Bratislava, as well as the Slovakia national team.
Bališ joined Albion in ...
, football player, played for Slovak representation, former player of
FC Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava () is a Slovak professional Association football, football club based in Trnava. Historically, it is one of the most successful clubs in the country, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times and the Czechoslovak Cup ...
and
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
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*
Gejza Dusík, slovak composer
References
*Stibrányi J. (1995): ''Krizovany nad Dudvahom. Rotunda Sv. Kriza.'' (The Rotunda of Krizovany nad Dudvahom). Komárno. .
*Mencl, V. (1937): ''Stredoveka architektúra na Slovensku.'' (''The Architecture of the Medieval Slovakia.'') Presov.
External links
* http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/krizovanynaddudvahom/krizovany-nad-dudvahom.html
Official pageProfile of rotunda
Villages and municipalities in Trnava District
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