Pečeňady ( hu, Besenyőpetőfalva, until 1899 ) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Piešťany District
Piešťany District (''okres Piešťany'') is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia, with the town of Piešťany being as its seat, cultural and economic center.
Geography
The district lies in the northern pa ...
in the
Trnava Region
The Trnava Region ( sk, Trnavský kraj, ; hu, Nagyszombati kerület; german: Tyrnauer Landschaftsverband) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It was established in 1996, before which date most of its districts were parts of Brati ...
of western
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
.
History
In
historical records the
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
was first mentioned in 1113.
Famous people
* Anton Kolarovič (*1894 – † 1977),
SDB,
Roman Catholic priest
The priesthood is the office of the ministers of religion, who have been commissioned ("ordained") with the Holy orders of the Catholic Church. Technically, bishops are a priestly order as well; however, in layman's terms ''priest'' refers only ...
end religious prisoner (sentenced to 5 years in prison).
[KUBANOVIČ, Zlatko: '' Historický náhľad do dejín slovenských saleziánov (Od dona Bosca do roku 1924)''. Bratislava : Don Bosco, 2019. . S. 250.]
References
External links
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Villages and municipalities in Piešťany District
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