Cerové, also known as Malé Šenkvice ("Little Šenkvice") or Malé Čaníkovce ("Little Čaníkovce"), is a
suburb
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of
Šenkvice
Šenkvice () is a village and municipality in central Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. The town of over 5,300 people lies east of Pezinok and south of Modra, and is connected to each via a main road. Another road connects ...
, Slovakia, until 1964 an independent
village
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.
History
It was originally an independent village, newly founded by Count István Ilésházy in 1594 as a
Croatian refugees settlement. Its oldest known name is Sisek, the later name was Malé Šenkvice. Its inhabitants were peasants who had the same origin as the peasants from (Veľké) Šenkvice ("Big Šenkvice"). They were expelled from Croatia at the same time as the Veľkošenkvičans and settled in the village of Tárnok, and from there Ilésházy relocated them to the new village – Sisek.
[ In 1964, the village was merged with (then) neighboring village Veľké Čaníkovce (Veľké Šenkvice), which gave rise to today's ]Šenkvice
Šenkvice () is a village and municipality in central Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. The town of over 5,300 people lies east of Pezinok and south of Modra, and is connected to each via a main road. Another road connects ...
.
Historical names
These historical names are documented:
1601: ''Sisek''; 1773: ''Kis-Senkvicz'', ''Klein-Schenkwitz'', ''Male Senkwicze''; 1786: ''Klein-Schenkwitz'', ''lein Lein may refer to:
People with that name
* Allen Lein (1913–2003), American endocrinologist and medical school professor
* Anatoly Lein (1931–2018), Soviet-born American chess Grandmaster
* Lars O. Lein (1874–1958), American farmer and politi ...
Schenkowitz'', ''Kisch-Schenkwitz''; 1808: ''Kis-Senkvicz'', ''Klein-Schenkwitz'', ''Cerowé Ssenkwice'', ''Malé senkwice'; 1863-1907: ''Kissenkvic''; 1913: ''Kissenkőc''; 1920: ''Cerové enkvice', ''Malé Šenkvice'', 1927-1948: ''Malé Šenkvice''; 1948-1964: ''Malé Čaníkovce''.[Šenkvice. In: Názvy obcí Slovenskej republik]
/ref> The name ''Cerové Brdo''[Pútnik wojtešský. Trnava, 1 Nov 189]
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References
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External links
History of Šenkvice
(in Slovak)
Pezinok District