Senica
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Senica is a city in Trnava Region
Trnava Region
The 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 Slovakia
Slovakia
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. It is located in the north-eastern part of the Záhorie
Záhorie
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 lowland, close to the Little Carpathians
Little Carpathians
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History

Senica's history is closely related with the Branč castle, built in 1251–1261. It was first mentioned in 1256 and received its city privileges in 1396, confirmed in 1463 and 1492. The city 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 census
Census
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, the city had 21,253 inhabitants. 96.40% of inhabitants were Slovaks
Slovaks
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, 1.56% Czechs
Czech people
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, 0.84% Roma and 0.14 Hungarians. 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 — Sister cities

Senica is twinned
Town twinning
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 with: Bač
BAC
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, Serbia
Serbia
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 (2004) Herzogenbuchsee
Herzogenbuchsee
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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 (2004) Pułtusk, Poland
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 (2002) Trutnov
Trutnov
Trutnov is a city in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 31,239 and lies in the Krkonoše in the valley of the Úpa River....

, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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 (1998) Velké Pavlovice
Velké Pavlovice
Velké Pavlovice is a town in Břeclav District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 3,087 . The region of Velké Pavlovice is famous for its vineyards.- External links :...

, Czech Republic (2002)

External links


In Senica is 4junior school.
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