Topolcianky
Encyclopedia
Topoľčianky is a village
and municipality
in Zlaté Moravce District
of the Nitra Region
, in western-central Slovakia
.
The global population is now over 3,000, and in 2004 the reserve started releasing small groups into the Poloniny National Park
in eastern Slovakia, where they appear to be thriving.
In nearby Topoľčianky itself, is a Renaissance castle at which the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, holidayed every summer between 1923 and 1933.
The landscaped gardens which surround the castle are spectacular, and include an early twentieth-century hunting lodge surrounded by bronzes of deer and other quarry in their death throes.
The castle’s southern wing, reconstructed in the early nineteenth century, is regarded as the purest example of neoclassical architecture in Slovakia, and is open to the public (the rest is now a hotel).
lies at an altitude
of 220 metres and covers an area
of 26.327 km². It is located in the northeastern part of county Zlate Moravce.
Topolcianky village lies in the upper part of Pozitava lowland, surrounded by the mountain chains of Pohronsky Inovec and Tribec.
It has a population
of about 2,870 people. In the means of transport the municipality is situated 120 km from the capital city Bratislava and 5 km from Zlate Moravce, the county seat.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Zlaté Moravce District
Zlaté Moravce District
Zlaté Moravce District is a district inthe Nitra Region of western Slovakia.Until 1918, the district formed mostly part of the Hungarian county of Tekov, apart from a small area in the west around Kostoľany pod Tribečom which formed part of the county of Nitra.- Municipalities...
of the Nitra Region
Nitra Region
The Nitra Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia.-Geography:This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the...
, in western-central 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...
.
Tourisme
Topol´čienky is unique for its European Bison Reserve. By the 1930s only a handful of wisents remained, in Poland. A captive breeding population was established and at the time the Topoľčianky reserve was established in 1958, there were 150.The global population is now over 3,000, and in 2004 the reserve started releasing small groups into the Poloniny National Park
Poloniny National Park
Poloniny National Park is a national park in north eastern Slovakia at the Polish and Ukrainian borders, in the Bukovské vrchy mountain range, which belongs to the Eastern Carpathians. It was created on 1 October 1997 with a protected area of 298.05 km² and a buffer zone of 109.73 km²...
in eastern Slovakia, where they appear to be thriving.
In nearby Topoľčianky itself, is a Renaissance castle at which the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, holidayed every summer between 1923 and 1933.
The landscaped gardens which surround the castle are spectacular, and include an early twentieth-century hunting lodge surrounded by bronzes of deer and other quarry in their death throes.
The castle’s southern wing, reconstructed in the early nineteenth century, is regarded as the purest example of neoclassical architecture in Slovakia, and is open to the public (the rest is now a hotel).
Geography
The municipalityMunicipality
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lies at an altitude
Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context...
of 220 metres and covers an area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
of 26.327 km². It is located in the northeastern part of county Zlate Moravce.
Topolcianky village lies in the upper part of Pozitava lowland, surrounded by the mountain chains of Pohronsky Inovec and Tribec.
It has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of about 2,870 people. In the means of transport the municipality is situated 120 km from the capital city Bratislava and 5 km from Zlate Moravce, the county seat.