Holíč

Holíč (until 1946 "Holič", , ) is a town in western Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Holíč
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Holic lutheran church.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Holic-skalica-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Holíč.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Skalica District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Holíč in the Trnava Region##Location of Holíč in Slovakia
Slovak place.leader_title: Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name: Zdenko Čambal
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1217
Slovak place.elevation_m: 180
Slovak place.postal_code_type: Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code: 908 51

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Holíč
Population: 10735
Area: 34.790309
Elevation: 180
Official website: www.holic.sk
Image: Holic zamek 007.jpg
Dialing code: 034
Licence plate code: SI

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Commons category: Holíč
postal code: 908 51
Commons gallery: Holíč
email address: mailto:[email protected]
time of earliest written record: 1205-00-00
inception: 1205-00-00
native label: Holíč
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Ethnicity
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Twin towns — sister cities
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Holíč (until 1946 "Holič", , ) is a town in western Slovakia.

==History== The oldest archaeological findings in the area date from the Neolithic, and there are findings from the Bronze Age, Iron Age and the Roman time. The town was first mentioned in 1205 as Wywar, meaning "New Castle". The Árpád dynasty built a stone castle after the Mongol invasion in 1241. From the 13th century until 1296, Holíč was the seat of a border comitatus. Among the owners of the town were Matthias Csák and Stibor of Stiborice. In the 15th century the town's development was slowed by the Hussite raids. In 1736 the town was bought by Franz I, Holy Roman Emperor, husband of Maria Theresa and manufactures were built, leading to the town's growth. Maria Theresa also rebuilt the Holíč Castle from a fortress into a summer château of the Habsburgs. Holíč's once thriving Jewish community was completely decimated by the Holocaust.