Pružina () is a

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and

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Považská Bystrica District Považská Bystrica District (, ; ) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, ...

in the

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of north-western

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. Pružina is also a surname that comes from the village of Pružina and is very uncommon.

History

Several important sites and artifacts have been discovered in the area of the village and close neighborhood, including a depot of bronze jewelry dated to early La Tène-period and gold and silver

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coins (Michalová Hill). In Pružina-Mesciská, a hillfort existed in the Early Middle Ages and several Slavic burial mounds have been discovered in the wider area. A large iron depot discovered in Mesciská dated to the

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n period is the largest collection of this type in Slovakia. In historical records the

was first mentioned in 1272 as ''Prusina'', then in 1330 as ''Prusinn'', in 1364 as ''Pruzina'', later ''Pruzsina'' until 1899, then it was renamed to ''Barossháza'' after Gábor Baross. Since the 16th century until 1863 today's

Mojtín Mojtín () is a village and municipality in Púchov District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. László Skultéty-Gábriš, the oldest Hungarian hussar, was born here. Etymology The name is derived from the Slovak personal name ...

was part of the village. As part of

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, ''Pružina'' has been its official name.

Geography

The

lies at an

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of 381 metres and covers an

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of 40.430 km². It has a

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of about 1917 people.

People

* Gábor Baross, (1848 in Barossháza – 1892) statesman. * Štefan Závodník, local priest; the local chapel was built on his order

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External links

* Villages and municipalities in Považská Bystrica District {{Trenčín-geo-stub