Vrbové

Geobox | settlement
name = Vrbové
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category = Town
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image_caption = The leaning tower of Vrbové


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country = Slovakia
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region = Trnava Region
district = Piešťany District
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elevation = 188
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 37
lat_s = 12
lat_NS = N
long_d = 17
long_m = 43
long_s = 25
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area = 13.967
area_round = 3
population = 6309
population_date = 31 December 2005
population_density = auto
established = 1332
established_type = First mentioned
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mayor = Ivan Borovský
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location in Slovakia
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map1_background = Trnava Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location in the Trnava Region
map1_locator = Trnava Region
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commons = Vrbové
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven=420204&lstObec=507750&Okruh=zaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.vrbove.sk/en/sights.html www.vrbove.sk]
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Vrbové ( _de. Vrbau (modernized:"Werbau"); _hu. Verbó) is a town in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It has a population of 6,309 as of 2005. The town lies around 8 km northwest from Piešťany.

Characteristics

The town features an originally Gothic church from 1397, an Evangelical Lutheran church from 1928-1929 (on the site of an older Protestant church of 1784), a baroque curia from the 17th century, an orient-style synagogue from 1883, and a modern St. Gorazd Church.

The Čerenec Dam (0.46 km²), situated to the northwest of the town, is a recreation area.

History

The present-day town is a very old settlement. However, the first written reference to the town stems from 1332. It was part of the Čachtice Castle domain at that time. Vrbové received its town charter in 1437, and was devastated by Turkish troops in 1599. The town was famous for its grain markets, promoted mainly by Jews, who made up a large part of the town's population. In the late 20th century, the town was home to clothing (Trikota works), trading and wood-processing industries.

Vrbové is infamous for its past as a Jewish ghetto. During World War II, the entire town of Vrbove was a ghetto for the Jewish population for the Piestany province of Slovakia. The ghetto was liquidated by the Slovak Nazis known as the Hlinka and the German SS and most of the Jewish people were deported to the death camp at Auschwitz. Most of Vrbove's Jewish population was gassed in Auschwitz's gas chambers. [http://www.igougo.com/travelcontent/journalEntryOverview.aspx?ReviewID=1230914&EntryID=15035]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,249 inhabitants. 98.75% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0.59% Czechs.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-02-09] The religious make-up was 75.48% Roman Catholics, 10.80% people with no religious affiliation and 10.67% Lutherans.

People

Vrbové is the birthplace of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, the famed Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. Rabbi David Zvi Hoffmann was born there in 1843.

Its renown Rabbi was Rabbi Yitschack Weiss, the author of many important works: Siach Yitschack, Elef Ksav, Avnei Beis Hayotser, Hagada Shel Pesach Siach Yitschack, Bina leitim and many more. He was killed in the Holocaust in 1942. His works were sponsored by The Werner family from Vrbove and published by Shem Olam in Bene Brak.Fact|date=January 2008

The discoverer Móric Beňovský, the Slovak writer Elo Šándor and the bishop Pavol Jantausch were also born there.

References

External links

* [http://www.vrbove.sk/en/sights.html Official website]