Vráble
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| Vráble | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Nitra Region |
| District (okres) | Nitra District |
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| Altitude | 142 m |
| Population | 9,390 (2006) |
| Area | 38.31 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-37 |
| Postal code | 953 XX |
| Car registration plate | NR |
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Vráble (Hungarian: Verebély) is a town in the Nitra District, Slovakia.
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[edit] History
The oldest evidence of the settlement of Vráble comes from the Neolithic age (6000-2000 BC). The first written reference is from 1265. In Vráble, there was the oldest post-station. The city kept an agricultural character in the 19th and 20th centuries. Economic development has influenced the architecture of the city.
[edit] Archaeological site
The largest urban agglomeration of the Bronze Age Europe was found in Vráble.[1] The area of 20 hectares makes it larger than the contemporary Mycenae and Troy. A settlement was inhabited by about 1,000 people and buildings were built around streets. Three ditches strengthened the fortifications. The site is also the northernmost known tell in Central Europe. The settlement was attributed to the Maďarovce culture.
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