Vrbovce ( or ''Verbósz'') is a

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stretching out in the protected landscape area of the White Carpathians in Myjava District in the

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of north-western

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, on the border with the

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History

Vrbovce was mentioned in

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documents for the first time in 1394 when it belonged to the Branč

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. Since 1569 its owner was transferred gradually to the Amades, Hédervárys, Nyárys, Zichys families and others. The

was also granted town privileges which were destroyed in a fire in 1757. In 1810 the Vrbovce villagers were granted the right to hold markets. Before the establishment of independent

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in 1918, Vrbovce was part of Nyitra County within the

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. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The

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lies at an

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of 317 metres and covers an

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of 51.520 km². From the northern side the village cadastre is bounded with the state border and the

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crossing with the

Population

The people of Vrbovce mainly went in for

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, stock breeding, small trades and

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(sack-making, basket-making, wood-making). The number of people: 1787 – 4493, 1900 – 3686, 2001 – 1620.

Tourism

A large

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dominates to the village where a Roman Catholic church is situated from 1590. In the last few years the village has become well known to the wide surroundings by setting up so-called Vrbovčanská Room. If you want a spirit of an old Slovak ground floor house with rich furnishings wafting around you, visit it – you would never regret it. In the last years the tradition of organizing traditional St. Lucas markets (Saturday – market, Sunday – village fete) has been restored in the village, In the village environs there are excellent conditions for

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and

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. You can start or finish here a known cycle parth Vrbovce – Chvojnica – Havran – Častkov – Sobotište, Enthusiasts of technical monuments can visit

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. The village offers boars and lodgings facilities.

Gallery

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References

External links

Vrbovce Official Site
Villages and municipalities in Myjava District {{Trenčín-geo-stub