Topoľčianky () is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
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
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, in western-central
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records the
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
was first mentioned in 1293.
Tourism
Topoľčianky is unique for its
European bison
The European bison (: bison) (''Bison bonasus'') or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), the zubr (), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bi ...
Reserve. By the 1930s only a handful of wisents remained, in Poland. A captive breeding population was established and at the time the Topoľčianky reserve was established in 1958, there were 150.
The global population is now over 3,000, and in 2004 the reserve started releasing small groups into the
Poloniny National Park in eastern Slovakia, where they appear to be thriving.
In nearby Topoľčianky itself, is a Renaissance castle at which the first president of Czechoslovakia,
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Tomáš () is a Czech name, Czech and Slovak name, Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas (name), Thomas. Tomáš is also a surname (feminine: Tomášová). Notable people with the name include:
Given name Sport
*Tomáš Berdych (born 198 ...
, holidayed every summer between 1923 and 1933.
The landscaped gardens which surround the castle are spectacular, and include an early 20th-century hunting lodge surrounded by bronzes of deer and other quarry in their death throes.
The castle's southern wing, reconstructed in the early 19th century, is regarded as the purest example of neoclassical architecture in Slovakia, and is open to the public (the rest is now a hotel).
Geography
The
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
lies at an
altitude
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of 220 metres and covers an
area
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of 26.327 km
2. It is located in the northeastern part of county Zlate Moravce.
Topoľcianky lies in the upper part of Požitava lowland, surrounded by the mountain chains of
Pohronský Inovec and
Tribeč.
It has a
population
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of about 2,870 people. In the means of transport the municipality is situated 120 km from the capital city
Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...
and 5 km from
Zlaté Moravce, the county seat.
See also
*
Chateau Topolcianky
References
External links
*http://www.topolcianky.sk
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Villages and municipalities in Zlaté Moravce District
Tekov