Tesárske Mlyňany ( hu, Taszármalonya) 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

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Zlaté Moravce District Zlaté Moravce District (Slovak: ''okres Zlaté Moravce'') is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. Located in lowhills area, the industry is concentrated mostly in district seat town Zlaté Moravce, which is also the largest town in ...

of the

Nitra Region The Nitra Region ( sk, Nitriansky kraj, ; hu, Nyitrai kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts ( sk, okres) and 354 ...

, in western-central

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. Information about Tesárske Mlyňany

History

The town was originally formed by association of two previously separate villages, Tesáre nad Žitavou and Mlynany. Tesárske means

Carpenter Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters tra ...

and so its name means Carpenter over the Zittau River and is among the oldest settlements in the region, first recorded as a settlement of Tazzari in 1075 AD although Archaeological findings show settlement since the

9th century The 9th century was a period from 801 ( DCCCI) through 900 ( CM) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Carolingian Renaissance and the Viking raids occurred within this period. In the Middle East, the House of Wisdom was founded in Abb ...

. Mlynany is first recorded as Malonian in 1209AD. Both names come from craft focus of its inhabitants.

Geography

The village lies in the Zittau upland, on both banks of the Zittau river, about 4 km south of the town of Zlaté Moravce.

Nitra Nitra (; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra (river), Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of about ...

is the nearest large town. The village is accessed by the R1 expressway and I/65 road, leading north-south. The population is 1787 and has an area of 18

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The

lies at an

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of 170 metres and covers an

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of 18.007 km². In 2011 it had a

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of 1683 inhabitants.http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-pohl-vek.pdf

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Culture and attractions

* Arboretum Mlyňany Slovak Academy of Sciences * Roman Catholic Church of the Annunciation from 1763. * Chapel of the Exaltation. Crisis of 1841. * Granary - church Aniel File:Arboretum-sk4.JPG, Arboretum file:Ambrózy manor 1.jpg, Ambrózy manor File:Malonya-Migazzi.jpg, Malonya-Migazzi.jpg

References

External links

Official homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tesarske Mlynany Villages and municipalities in Zlaté Moravce District