Blatnica, Slovakia

Blatnica
Blatnica
Village
	Blatnica on the foot of the Greater Fatra Range
	Blatnica Location of Blatnica in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°56′13″N 18°55′36″E / 48.93694°N 18.92667°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Martin
Area
• Total	86.186 km2 (33.277 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (2005-12-31)
• Total	881
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Postal code	038 15
Area code	+421-43
Car plate	MT
Website	www.gader.sk

Blatnica (1927–1946 Turčianska Blatnica) is a

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.

Etymology

The name means "a muddy place" (Slovak: blato - mud).^[1]

History

Blatnica is an important archaeological site, where

archaeological horizon

. The first written mention stems from 1230, however, the castle was built at the end of the 13th century.

Blatnica sword — Great Moravian sword from Blatnica, unearthed in the 19th century, originally interpreted as a burial equipment from a "ducal" mound

Culture

The first Slovak female botanist Izabela Textorisová lived in Blatnica and her rich herbarium contains plants of the nearby Tlstá mountain. Both Textorisová's house and a museum dedicated to the ethnographer, filmmaker, and photographer Karol Plicka are open to the public. Other places of interest include two manor houses from the 18th century, a classicist Lutheran church and many well-preserved rural houses.

Demographics

Blatnica has a population of 881 (as of December 31, 2005). According to the 2001

Roman Catholic

Slovakia.

References

^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2007). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (3)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (3). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 154.
^ "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-08.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1777-1949 (parish B)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1785-1929 (parish A)

External links

[1] Krajčovič, Rudolf (2007). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (3)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (3). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 154.

[statistics-2] "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-08.

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