Ducové

Coordinates: 48°37′40″N 17°52′05″E / 48.62778°N 17.86806°E / 48.62778; 17.86806

Ducové
Village
View on the village from the Kostolec hill
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Piešťany
Elevation	200 m (656 ft)
Coordinates	48°37′40″N 17°52′05″E / 48.62778°N 17.86806°E / 48.62778; 17.86806
Area	2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population	357 (31 December 2004)
Density	136 / km2 (352 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1348
Mayor	Mária Koláriková (independent)
Postal code	922 21
Area code	+421-33
Car plate	PN
Location of Ducové in Slovakia
Location of Ducové in the Trnava Region
Wikimedia Commons: Ducové
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.ducove.sk

Ducové (Hungarian: Ducó) is a municipality (village) situated in western Slovakia, near the spa town of Piešťany. It was part of the municipality Moravany nad Váhom from 1976 to 1992. The village lies under the Váh Inovec.

Ducové has area of 2.63 km² and population of 357 (as of 2004).

Great Moravian castle

Ducové is famous for an archaeological site on the Kostolec hill, where an important Great Moravian castle has been unearthed. The castle, including a small palace, a Christian rotunda church, and a graveyard of local nobles, served as the administrative center of the Váh river valley (the Trenčín county) during the 9th century and the first half of the 10th century. It was founded after the nearby Nitrian castle in Pobedim was destroyed during unification of Great Moravia by Mojmír I. Ducové castle was destroyed itself by Magyar invaders around 955. Some parts of the castle (such as its palisades) have been reconstructed by archaeologists. Excavations of older settlements from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Roman era indicate that Ducové benefited from its location on the Amber Road well before the Great Moravian era.

Ruins of a church and reconstructed palisades of the Great Moravian castle in Ducové

External links

• Official website of the village of Ducové (Slovak)