Hajnácka
Encyclopedia
Hajnáčka is a village
and municipality
in the Rimavská Sobota District
of the Banská Bystrica Region
of southern Slovakia
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the village was first mentioned in 1245 as Danuskue (1255 Kues, 1344 Anyaskw; the name comes from Slavic "Hajnáč") when a big castle was standing here. It was always the seat of important feudal lords. In 1545 it was besieged by Turks
.
Village
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and municipality
Municipality
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in the Rimavská Sobota District
Rimavská Sobota District
Rimavská Sobota District is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Gemer a Malohont, apart from Konrádovce in the south-west which was part of the county of...
of the Banská Bystrica Region
Banská Bystrica Region
The Banská Bystrica Region is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe.-Geography:It is located in the central part of Slovakia and has an area of 9,455 km². The region is prevailingly mountains, with several ranges within the area. The highest of them are the Low Tatras...
of southern Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
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History
In historical recordsHistory
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the village was first mentioned in 1245 as Danuskue (1255 Kues, 1344 Anyaskw; the name comes from Slavic "Hajnáč") when a big castle was standing here. It was always the seat of important feudal lords. In 1545 it was besieged by Turks
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
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External links
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/hajnacka/hajnacka.html
- http://www.zamky.sk/hrady-a-zamky/hajnacka-hrad
- http://www.pamiatky.net/?q=node/3&mon=609955