Chorvátsky Grob is a village

Village

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 and municipality

Municipality

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 in western Slovakia

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 in Senec District

Senec District

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 in the Bratislava region

Bratislava Region

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The village's name Chorvátsky means Croatia

Croatia

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n. This refers to the Croatian people that have lived in the area since the early 16th century. This population arrived here after escaping the area between Sisak

Sisak

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 and Kostajnica

Kostajnica

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 during the Ottoman Wars

Ottoman Empire

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Chorvátsky Grob has a population of 3162 people (2009-12-31).

External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Municipal website