Nitriansky Hrádok
Encyclopedia
Nitriansky Hrádok is a district of a town of Šurany
, Slovakia. This settlement was annexed to Šurany in 1976.
Zámeček (the name means "small castle", "château
"), settlement layers of which trace estimated 5,000 years back. For this reason this place has become known as "Slovakian Troy
".
A famous find was a neolithic
figurine
of sitting woman. It was dubbed Hrádocká Venuša (Venus of Hradok). The figurine is depicted on the 2-koruna
coin. In 1997 a monument by Jaroslav Gubric was installed, which is an enlarged copy of the figurine.
Šurany
Šurany is a town and a railroad hub in the Nové Zámky District, Nitra Region, southern Slovakia.Alongside the main settlement, it has the boroughs of Kostolný Sek and Nitriansky Hrádok, both annexed 1976....
, Slovakia. This settlement was annexed to Šurany in 1976.
Archaeological site
A significant amount of archaeological material have been found at the tellTell
A tell or tel, is a type of archaeological mound created by human occupation and abandonment of a geographical site over many centuries. A classic tell looks like a low, truncated cone with a flat top and sloping sides.-Archaeology:A tell is a hill created by different civilizations living and...
Zámeček (the name means "small castle", "château
Château
A château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions...
"), settlement layers of which trace estimated 5,000 years back. For this reason this place has become known as "Slovakian Troy
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
".
A famous find was a neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
figurine
Figurine
A figurine is a statuette that represents a human, deity or animal. Figurines may be realistic or iconic, depending on the skill and intention of the creator. The earliest were made of stone or clay...
of sitting woman. It was dubbed Hrádocká Venuša (Venus of Hradok). The figurine is depicted on the 2-koruna
Slovak koruna
In 1993, coins were introduced in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 haliers, 1, 2, 5 and 10 korunas. The 10 and 20 halier coins were taken out of circulation on 31 December 2003....
coin. In 1997 a monument by Jaroslav Gubric was installed, which is an enlarged copy of the figurine.