Blatnica, Slovakia
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| Blatnica | |
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| Region (kraj) | Žilina Region |
| District (okres) | Martin District |
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| Altitude | 500 m |
| Population | 861 (as of 2005) |
| Area | 81.9 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-43 |
| Postal code | 03815 |
| Car registration plate | MT |
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Blatnica is a village and municipality in the Turiec region of Slovakia. It is part of the Martin District and the Žilina Region. The village is situated under the Greater Fatra mountains, at the opening of the beautiful karst Gaderská and Blatnická valleys.
[edit] History
Blatnica is an important archaeological site, where Slavic tumuli with many precious artifacts (such as the famous Blatnica Sword) from the 8th and 9th centuries have been found. The site gave name to the Blatnica-Mikulčice Horizon (culture). A medieval royal castle existed in Blatnica from the 13th century until its abandonment in 1790. The ruins of the castle are still visible.
[edit] Culture and people
First Slovak female botanist Izabela Textorisová lived in Blatnica and her rich herbarium contains plants of the nearby Tlstá mountain. Textorisová's house as well as the museum of ethnographer, filmmaker, and photographer Karol Plicka are open to public. Other places of interest include two manor houses from the 18th century, a Classicist Lutheran church and many well-preserved rural houses.
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