Vrbové
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Vrbové (German: Vrbau (modernized:Werbau); Hungarian: Verbó) is a town in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It has a population of 6,217.
The town features an originally Gothic church from 1397, an Evangelical Lutheran church from 1928-1929 (on the site of an older Protestant church of 1784), a baroque curia from the 17th century, an orient-style synagogue from 1883, and a modern St. Gorazd Church.
Parts: Vrbové (proper); Šípkové; Šterusy
The Červenec Dam (0.46 km²), situated to the northwest of the town, is a recreation area.
The present-day town is a very old settlement. However, the first written reference to the town stems from 1332. It was part of the Čachtice Castle domain at that time. Vrbové received its town charter in 1437, and was devastated by Turkish troops in 1599. The town was famous for its grain markets, promoted mainly by Jews, who made up a large part of the town's population. In the late 20th century, the town was home to clothing (Trikota works), trading and wood-processing industries.
Vrbové is the birthplace of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, the famed Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, the discoverer Móric Beňovský, the Slovak writer Elo Šándor and the scientist Karol Štúr.
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