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Zlaté Moravce Aranyosmarót | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates:48°23′N18°24′E / 48.38°N 18.40°E /48.38; 18.40 | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Nitra Region |
| District | Zlaté Moravce District |
| First mentioned | 1113 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dušan Husár |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.15 km2 (10.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,803 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 953 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 37[2] |
| Car plate | ZM |
| Website | www |
Zlaté Moravce (Slovak pronunciation:[ˈzlateːˈmɔrawtse]; 1776 Morawce,Hungarian:Aranyosmarót,German:Goldmorawitz) is a town in south-westernSlovakia.
It is the capital and the biggest town ofZlaté Moravce District. It is approximately 120 km from the Slovak capitalBratislava and 32 km fromNitra.
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The town is situated on the banks of the riverŽitava, in the northern part of the Podunajská Heights. Nowadays, it also includes the area of formerly separate boroughs Chyzerovce and Prílepy. Thanks to its favourable location on the natural terrace of the riverŽitava, the traces of the continuous settlement of this area go back to the Paleolithic Age. The rich archeological findings in the town area also prove intensive Great Moravian settlement in the 9th-10th century. A unique finding – a golden pectoral cross – is associated with this settlement.
The origin of the oldest name of the borough "Morowa" in the Charter of Zobor of 1113 is related to that time as well. This charter is the oldest written proof of the existence of Moravce as Zobor Monastery's property. The borough that was situated on the important route to Tekov was already in the 13th century dominated by a small Roman church surrounded by a cemetery, which was located on the site of today's square.
The first written mentions of the town are from 12thcenturyA.D. (1113 Morowa, 1284 Marouth). "Moravce" [pronounced app. Moravtseh], a word in plural, was a frequent settlement name in Slovakia and means "settlement of (the tribe)Moravians". The attribute "zlaté", meaning "golden", was added only later in order to distinguish the settlement's name from all the other "Moravce"s. Ottomans plundered the city in 1530 and 1573. Rivers (Žitava,Zlatnanka) in the surrounding areas were known in the past for gold washing. Note the name of the second river. Across Slavic languages,Zlato means gold.
In late 1700s, the town was purchased byCristoph Cardinal Migazzi, who completed renovations of local chateau for purposes of his private summer residence.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1970 | 11,504 | — |
| 1980 | 14,119 | +22.7% |
| 1991 | 15,820 | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 15,618 | −1.3% |
| 2011 | 12,337 | −21.0% |
| 2021 | 11,946 | −3.2% |
| Source: Censuses[5][6] | ||
According to the 2001census, the town had 15,618 inhabitants. 97.09% of inhabitants wereSlovaks, 0.60%Czechs and 0.29%Hungarians.[7] The religious makeup was 82.52%Roman Catholics, 10.59% people with no religious affiliation and 1.48%Lutherans.[7] An active Jewish community had existed here until the Holocaust. Zlaté Moravce has a town status from 1960.
The town is known for the production of kitchen technologies (well known as a brand CALEX which is actually not existing in the present) and building materials - bricks.
Zlaté Moravce istwinned with:[8]
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