Vrbové | |
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Village | |
Location of Vrbové in the
Trnava Region | |
Coordinates: 48°37′12″N 17°43′25″E / 48.62000°N 17.72361°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trnava Region |
District | Piešťany District |
First mentioned | 1332 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dott. Mgr. Ema Maggiová |
Area | |
• Total | 13.97 km2 (5.39 sq mi) |
(2022) | |
Elevation | 182 [2] m (597 [2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,637 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 922 03
[2] |
Area code | +421 33 [2] |
Car plate | PN |
Website | www.vrbove.sk |
Vrbové ( German: Vrbau (modernized: Werbau); Hungarian: Verbó) is a village in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It has a population of about 6,000. The village lies around 8 km (5 mi) northwest from Piešťany.
The village 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 oriental-style synagogue from 1883, and a modern St. Gorazd Church.
The Čerenec Dam (0.46 km²), situated to the northwest of the village, is a recreation area.
The present-day village is a very old settlement. The name of the village is derived from a Slavic word for willow. The first written reference to the town stems from 1332. at that time it was part of the Čachtice Castle domain . The village was famous for its grain markets, promoted mainly by Jews, who made up a large part of the village's population. In the late 20th century, the village 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 village of Vrbové was a ghetto for the Jewish population of the Piešťany province of Slovakia. The ghetto was liquidated by the Slovak Nazis known as the Hlinka Guard and the German SS; 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. [4]
According to the 2001 census, the village had 6,249 inhabitants. 98.75% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0.59% Czechs. [5] The religious make-up was 75.48% Roman Catholics, 10.80% people with no religious affiliation and 10.67% Lutherans. [5]
Vrbové also is the birthplace of:
Vrbové | |
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Village | |
Location of Vrbové in the
Trnava Region | |
Coordinates: 48°37′12″N 17°43′25″E / 48.62000°N 17.72361°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trnava Region |
District | Piešťany District |
First mentioned | 1332 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dott. Mgr. Ema Maggiová |
Area | |
• Total | 13.97 km2 (5.39 sq mi) |
(2022) | |
Elevation | 182 [2] m (597 [2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,637 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 922 03
[2] |
Area code | +421 33 [2] |
Car plate | PN |
Website | www.vrbove.sk |
Vrbové ( German: Vrbau (modernized: Werbau); Hungarian: Verbó) is a village in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It has a population of about 6,000. The village lies around 8 km (5 mi) northwest from Piešťany.
The village 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 oriental-style synagogue from 1883, and a modern St. Gorazd Church.
The Čerenec Dam (0.46 km²), situated to the northwest of the village, is a recreation area.
The present-day village is a very old settlement. The name of the village is derived from a Slavic word for willow. The first written reference to the town stems from 1332. at that time it was part of the Čachtice Castle domain . The village was famous for its grain markets, promoted mainly by Jews, who made up a large part of the village's population. In the late 20th century, the village 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 village of Vrbové was a ghetto for the Jewish population of the Piešťany province of Slovakia. The ghetto was liquidated by the Slovak Nazis known as the Hlinka Guard and the German SS; 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. [4]
According to the 2001 census, the village had 6,249 inhabitants. 98.75% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0.59% Czechs. [5] The religious make-up was 75.48% Roman Catholics, 10.80% people with no religious affiliation and 10.67% Lutherans. [5]
Vrbové also is the birthplace of: