Bojná
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Bojná is a municipality in the Topoľčany District of the Nitra Region, Slovakia. The village has a population of about 2,500 people. The main landmark is Catholic Church of All Saints built in 1787. The village stretches about 4km along river Bojnianka which flows into river Nitra. Bojnianka subsequently flows through villages of Veľké Dvorany, Urmince and Chrabrany.
In nearby forest there are remnants of Great Moravian inhabitation (locality called Valy) where ancient artifacts from the era of Christianization of Slovakia were found, notably 6 gold-coated plaquettes of Italian origin (Aquilea) from the beginning of the 9th century. The artifacts prove Christianization efforts in the area before arrival of St. Cyril and Methodius in 862. The artifacts are displayed in Ponitrianske múzeum of Nitra.
The village itself was first mentioned in 1424, though an incorporated settlement Malé Dvorany was first mentioned in the end of the 12th century.
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