Chorvátsky Grob (, , ) is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in western
Slovakia
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in
Senec District
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in the
Bratislava region
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. It has a population of around 6,000 people.
The village's name Chorvátsky means
Croatia
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n. This refers to the
Croatian people
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that have lived in the area since the early 16th century. This population arrived here after escaping the area between
Sisak and
Kostajnica during the
Ottoman Wars. The area was settled by Croatians escaping from Turkish Ottoman raids which helps explain the etymology of the present-day name from "Horvát Gurab" to "Chorvátsky Grob" (Croatian Grave) used at the present time.
According to the local municipality website of Chorvátsky Grob the Slovak word for "grob" is " hrob" or, in English "grave". Reportedly, this place was named in memory of soldiers, though it is not clear if those soldiers were
Croats
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,
Slovaks
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or another ethnicity.
Twin towns – sister cities
Chorvátsky Grob is
twinned with:
*
Benkovac
Benkovac () is a town and municipality in the Zadar County, Croatia.
Geography
Benkovac is located where the plain of Ravni Kotari and the karstic plateau of Bukovica, Croatia, Bukovica meet, 20 km from the town of Biograd na Moru and 30&n ...
, Croatia
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Státný archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1705–1896 (parish A)
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Municipal website
Villages and municipalities in Senec District
Croatian communities in Slovakia
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