Blatnica
Blatnica (1927–1946 Turčianska Blatnica, Blatnica) is a village and municipality in the Turiec region of Slovakia. Administratively it is a part of the Martin District in the Žilina Region. The village is situated under the Greater Fatra Range, at the opening of the spectacular karst Gader and Blatnica valleys.
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Blatnica (1927–1946 Turčianska Blatnica, Blatnica) is a village and municipality in the Turiec region of Slovakia. Administratively it is a part of the Martin District in the Žilina Region. The village is situated under the Greater Fatra Range, at the opening of the spectacular karst Gader and Blatnica valleys.
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Overview
Overview
The ruins of the Blatnica Castle lie on a low ridge over the village.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Blatnica • Type — Municipality • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Žilina Region • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Martin District • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1120 • Elevation M — 495 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 381 5 • Area Code — +421 43 • Registration Plate — MT • Website — https: www.blatnica.sk/
Etymology
Etymology
The name means "a muddy place" (blato - mud).
History
History
Blatnica is an important archaeological site, where Slavic tumuli with many precious artifacts (such as the famous Blatnica Sword) from the 8th and 9th centuries have been found. The site gave name to the so-called "Blatnica-Mikulčice" archaeological horizon. The first written mention stems from 1230, however, the castle was built at the end of the 13th century. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. • Illustration — Great Moravian sword from Blatnica, unearthed in the 19th century, originally interpreted as a burial equipment from a "ducal" mound
Culture
Culture
The first Slovak female botanist Izabela Textorisová lived in Blatnica and her rich herbarium contains plants of the nearby Tlstá mountain. Both Textorisová's house and a museum dedicated to the ethnographer, filmmaker, and photographer Karol Plicka are open to the public. Other places of interest include two manor houses from the 18th century, a classicist Lutheran church and many well-preserved rural houses.
Population
Population
It has a population of people (31 December).
Ethnicity
Ethnicity
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Religion
Religion
relig According to the 2001 census, 99% of inhabitants were Slovaks. Blatnica is one of few villages with a Lutheran absolute majority (58.6%) in the predominantly Roman Catholic Slovakia.
Genealogical resources
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia" • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1777-1949 (parish B) • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1785-1929 (parish A)
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