Blatnica, Slovakia
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| Blatnica | |
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.jpg/256px-Blatnica_(SVK).jpg) Blatnica on the foot of the Greater Fatra Range
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Žilina |
| District | Martin |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,640 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 86.186 km² (33.277 sq mi) |
| Population | 881 (2005-12-31) |
| Density | 10 /km² (26 /sq mi) |
| Postal code | 038 15 |
| Area code | +421-43 |
| Car plate | MT |
   Location of Blatnica in Slovakia
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  Location of Blatnica in the Žilina Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS (as of 2007-10-07) | |
| Website: www.gader.sk | |
Blatnica (1927-1946 Turčianska 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. The ruins of the Blatnica Castle lie on a low ridge over the village.
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[edit] 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 Blatnica-Mikulčice Horizon archaeological culture. The first written mention stems from 1230, however, the castle was built at the end of the 13th century.
[edit] Culture
First Slovak female botanist Izabela Textorisová lived in Blatnica and her rich herbarium contains plants of the nearby Tlstá mountain. Textorisová's house as well as the museum of ethnographer, filmmaker, and photographer Karol Plicka are open to public. Other places of interest include two manor houses from the 18th century, a Classicist Lutheran church and many well-preserved rural houses.
[edit] Demographics
Blatnica has a population of 881 (as of December 31, 2005). According to the 2001 census, 99% of inhabitants were Slovaks.[1] Blatnica is one of few villages with a Lutheran absolute majority (58.6%) in the predominantly Roman Catholic Slovakia.
[edit] References
- ^ Municipal Statistics. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
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