Boleráz () is a municipality of

Trnava District Trnava District () is a district in the Trnava Region of 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 Trnava, which forms an administra ...

in the

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Early history

The first signs of settlement are known from the

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. The fortress "Zámok" (Castle), which has not been preserved, also dates from this period. The characteristic archaeological finds of the entire region, the so-called Boleráz Group, date from the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1669-1895 (parish A) * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1895 (parish B) * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1895 (parish B)

Coat of arms

The first seal of the village had a ribbon above the shield with the inscription "Belarh". In the late Gothic shield there is the head of a saint on a plate (

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), below it are the unclear letters JOH and next to the shield the letters r and v. Today's coat of arms of the village: in the upper half of the green shield there are gold and silver scales, below them a silver keyhole growing from the tip of the shield on a golden poriz, threaded through a stump with roots. In the larger coat of arms, the bearer of the shield is

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, holding the left golden corner of the shield with his left hand, and a flaming sword in his right.

Notable people

* Stanislav Dusík, painter, graphic artist and illustrator * Jozef Dusík, graphic artist, younger brother of Stanislav Dusík * Peter Danišovič, builder, water manager and university teacher * Karol Kahoun, Slovak art historian, conservationist and university pedagogue * Jozef Vadovič,

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priest * Viliam Ostatník - Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools. As a professor of English, mathematics, physics and chemistry, he worked in Lebanon, Belgium, Ethiopia, Uganda and other countries. He lives and works in France. He was born on June 21, 1922 in Boleráz.

Gallery

File:Reservoir boleraz1.jpg, alt=, Reservoir by Boleráz. File:Boleraz-klcovany.jpg, Church in Boleráz. File:Reservoir Boleraz3.jpg, Fields in Boleráz. File:Boleráz - pamätník padlým v prvej svetovej vojne.jpg, Grave in Boleráz.

Sports

Boleráz also have

football club In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...

called

TJ Slavoj Boleráz TJ Slavoj Boleráz (commonly referred to as Slavoj Boleráz or simply Boleráz) is a Slovak association football club based in Boleráz in the Trnava District. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in the 4. Liga (Slovakia), 4. Liga, t ...

who currently play in the 4th division of Slovak Football Pyramid.

References

External links

Villages and municipalities in Trnava District {{Trnava-geo-stub