- Šenkvice
Geobox | Settlement
name = Šenkvice
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country = Slovakia
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region = Bratislava
district = Pezinok
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elevation = 165
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 17
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area = 24.8
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population = 4327
population_date = 2004-12-31
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established = 1256
established_type = First mentioned
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postal_code = 900 81
area_code = +421-33
code = PK
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map_caption = Location of Šenkvice in Slovakia
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map1_caption = Location of Šenkvice in the Bratislava Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven410107&lstObec508250&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.senkvice.org/ www.senkvice.org]
footnotes =Šenkvice is a
village andmunicipality in westernSlovakia inPezinok District in theBratislava region . The town of roughly 4400 people lies east ofPezinok and south ofModra , and is connected to each via a main road. Another road connects Šenkvice toBlatné , which lies about five kilometers (three miles) south-east. Šenkvice is said to be the largest Slovak municipality without a city status.History
Early settlements from the
Neolithic andBronze Age were found in the town, as well as signs of human activity during Ancient Roman times.The first written record of the village can be found in a letter by the Hungarian king
Bela IV from 1256. The town was soon burned down during the Mongol invasion. Soon, the area was resettled by German settlers, and in 1390 another written record mentions the town's current name for the first time, as Samkawych. In 1547 the village has experienced an influx of Croatians, [See Šenkvičan, [http://www.senkvice.org/arch/s2006-30005.htm 2006 issue 3, page 5] ] who were fleeing from the advancingOttoman Empire . More Croatians from the town ofHrvatska Kostajnica came in 1594 and founded a small settlement nearby, originally called Small Šenkvice. Later, it merged into Šenkvice. In 1682, the town has built fortifications around the Church ofSaint Anne , where the inhabitants hid during Ottoman incursions.During the Middle Ages, the village built its first church, roughly in 1350 in Gothic style. The church has burned down and was replaced by a new one in the second half of the 16th century. This church was later expanded and in 1666 rebuilt in Renaissance style with some Baroque elements. The church has retained this look till today.
After the Ottomans were driven off, the town has began stagnating. Not even the opening of a railroad line connecting Šenkvice with
Pezinok in 1845 has revived the village, and only after the founding ofCzechoslovakia in 1918 the town started experiencing growth, thanks to an influx of new companies.Economy and Infrastructure
Šenkvice is best known for its vine production. The largest vinemaker in the town is Karpatská Perla, which has received several awards for its vines. In addition, the town has a bakery, Framipek, which supplies stores in from
Senec toPezinok , and a plastic sheeting manufacturer, Novplasta.The village is fully gasified, and it has water and sewage systems. There is a train station, as well as several bus links to the surrounding cities. Šenkvice has a kindergarten and grade school, a fire station, health center, library and town museum.
Culture and Entertainment
The town features a young folk group, Mladosť. It also has a town museum, currently consisting of one room near the Culture House. The Culture House features theatre and musical shows, including performances by the town's volunteer theater group, which celebrated its 100th birthday in 2006.
Šenkvice has a soccer team, which plays in the Slovak league's next-to-lowest fourth division. The town also has a gymnastic team and a
field hockey team as well. However, it is most famous for its indoorsmotocross track.Demographics
As of
December 31 ,2004 , the town had 4327 inhabitants: 2131 male and 2196 female. 98.2% of them were of Slovak ethnicity; the largest minority was Czech. 86.9% were Roman Catholics, 2.2% Lutherans and 8.8% atheists. Of the 1199 houses in the village, 1056 were permanently occupied.External links
* [http://www.senkvice.org/ Official home page (in Slovak)]
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