Fetching the article from Wikipedia…
Founding
Founding of زلاتى مورافتسى
- 1113
- Europe
Founding
Fetching the article from Wikipedia…
Zlaté Moravce (pronunciationⓘ; Slovak pronunciation: [ˈzlateː ˈmɔrawtse]; 1776 Morawce, Hungarian: Aranyosmarót, German: Goldmorawitz) is a town in south-western Slovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 192 metres (630 ft) and covers an area of 45.35 km2 (17.51 sq mi) ().
It is the capital and the biggest town of Zlaté Moravce District. It is approximately 120 km from the Slovak capital Bratislava and 32 km from Nitra.
The town is situated on the banks of the river Žitava, in the northern part of the Podunajská Heights. Nowadays, it also includes the area of formerly separate boroughs Chyzerovce and Prílepy. Thanks to its favourable location on the natural terrace of the river Žitava, the traces of the continuous settlement of this area go back to the Paleolithic Age. The rich archaeological findings in the town area also prove intensive Great Moravian settlement in the 9th-10th century. A unique finding – a golden pectoral cross – is associated with this settlement.
The origin of the oldest name of the borough "Morowa" in the Charter of Zobor of 1113 is related to that time as well. This charter is the oldest written proof of the existence of Moravce as Zobor Monastery's property. The borough that was situated on the important route to Tekov was already in the 13th century dominated by a small Roman church surrounded by a cemetery, which was located on the site of today's square.
The first written mentions of the town are from 12th century (1113 Morowa, 1284 Marouth). "Moravce" [pronounced app. Moravtseh], a word in plural, was a frequent settlement name in Slovakia and means "settlement of (the tribe) Moravians". The attribute zlaté, meaning 'golden', was added only later in order to distinguish the settlement's name from other places alled Moravce. Ottomans plundered the city in 1530 and 1573. Rivers (Žitava, Zlatnanka) in the surrounding areas were known in the past for gold washing. Note the name of the second river. Across Slavic languages, Zlato means gold.
In late 1700s, the town was purchased by Cristoph Cardinal Migazzi, who completed renovations of local chateau for purposes of his private summer residence.
It has a population of 11,733 people (31 December 2025).
Zlaté Moravce has a town status from 1960.
In year 2021 was 11,946 people by ethnicity 10,800 as Slovak, 1033 as Not found out, 222 as Romani, 101 as Czech, 51 as Hungarian, 27 as Other, 25 as Russian, 16 as Polish, 16 as German, 13 as Chinese, 10 as Rusyn, 8 as Austrian, 7 as Serbian, 6 as Moravian, 5 as Ukrainian, 2 as Italian, 2 as French, 2 as Bulgarian, 2 as Albanian, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Greek and 1 as English.
Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.
An active Jewish community had existed here until the Holocaust.
In year 2021 was 11,946 people by religion 7807 from Roman Catholic Church, 2459 from None, 1191 from Not found out, 141 from Evangelical Church, 62 from Greek Catholic Church, 48 from Ad hoc movements, 41 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 34 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 32 from Other, 19 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 18 from Old Catholic Church, 16 from Calvinist Church, 16 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 15 from Apostolic Church, 12 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 12 from Buddhism, 8 from Islam, 6 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4 from Church of the Brethren, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Baptists Church.
The town is known for the production of kitchen technologies (well known under the brand CALEX, which no longer exists) and building materials such as bricks.
Zlaté Moravce is twinned with:
Text from the Wikipedia article “Zlaté Moravce”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.