Senica is a town in
Trnava RegionThe Trnava Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.-Geography:It is located in the middlewest part of Slovakia and forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and Hungarian border in the south...
, western
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. It is located in the north-eastern part of the
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lowland, close to the
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.
The town's history is closely related with the Branč castle, built in 1251–1261. It was first mentioned in 1256 and received its town privileges in 1396, confirmed in 1463 and 1492. The town was affected by Turkish wars, anti-Habsburg uprisings and reformation and counter-reformations in the 17th century.
Senica is a town in
Trnava RegionThe Trnava Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.-Geography:It is located in the middlewest part of Slovakia and forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and Hungarian border in the south...
, western
SlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe with a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is its capital, Bratislava...
. It is located in the north-eastern part of the
ZáhorieZáhorie is a region in western Slovakia bordered by the Little Carpathians in the east and the Morava River in the west. Although not an administrative region in its own right, it is one of the 21 official tourism regions in Slovakia...
lowland, close to the
Little CarpathiansThe Little Carpathians are a low, about 100 km long, mountain range, part of the Carpathian Mountains...
.
History
The town's history is closely related with the Branč castle, built in 1251–1261. It was first mentioned in 1256 and received its town privileges in 1396, confirmed in 1463 and 1492. The town was affected by Turkish wars, anti-Habsburg uprisings and reformation and counter-reformations in the 17th century. In 1746, it became seat of the district within the Nitra county.
Demographics
According to the 2001
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
, the town had 21,253 inhabitants. 96.40% of inhabitants were
SlovaksThe Slovaks are a western Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language....
, 1.56%
CzechsCzechs are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, U.S., Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
, 0.84% Roma and 0.14
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. The religious makeup was 47.28% Roman Catholics, 31.18% people with no religious affiliation, and 17.03% Lutherans.
Industry
A significant silk-making company is based in Senica. The company was established in 1954.
Twin towns
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