Skalica District (''okres Skalica'') is a

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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

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. It lies in the northern part of Záhorská nížina, a lowland between Bratislava and

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. The district was established in 1923 and its current borders have existed from 1996. Its largest town is its seat

Skalica Skalica (german: Skalitz, hu, Szakolca, Latin: ''Sakolcium'') is the largest town in Skalica District in western Slovakia in the Záhorie region. Located near the Czech border, Skalica has a population of around 15,000. Etymology The name is deri ...

. The main branch of the district's economy is industry. Important cultural sights are the historical center of the town Skalica and a

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in Kopčany, one of the oldest buildings in Slovakia, originating from the

Great Moravia Great Moravia ( la, Regnum Marahensium; el, Μεγάλη Μοραβία, ''Meghálī Moravía''; cz, Velká Morava ; sk, Veľká Morava ; pl, Wielkie Morawy), or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavs, Wes ...

n period.

Municipalities

Skalica District consists of 18 municipalities; in three of them are towns. * Brodské * Dubovce * Chropov * Gbely *

Holíč Holíč (until 1946 "Holič", german: Weißkirchen (an der March) / Holitsch, hu, Holics) is a town in western Slovakia. History The oldest archaeological findings in the area date from the Neolithic, and there are findings from the Bronze Age, ...

* Kátov *

Kopčany Kopčany (german: Koptschan or ; hu, Kopcsány) is a village in western Slovakia, near the border with the Czech Republic. History The oldest historical records to mention Kopčany date from 1392. However, the village is much older. In the 9th ...

* Koválovec * Letničie * Lopašov * Mokrý Háj * Oreské * Petrova Ves *

Popudinské Močidľany Popudinské Močidľany ( hu, Coborfalva) is a village and municipality in Skalica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1392. Geography The municipality lies at ...

* Prietržka * Radimov * Radošovce *

* Trnovec * Unín * Vrádište

References

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