Hronský Beňadik

Geobox | Settlement
name = Hronský Beňadik
category = Village


image_caption = Hronský Beňadik Abbey


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country = Slovakia
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region = Banská Bystrica
district = Žarnovica
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river = Hron
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elevation = 192
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 20
lat_s = 39
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 33
long_s = 21
long_EW = E
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area = 9.235
area_round = 1
population = 1223
population_date = 2005-12-31
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established = 1075
established_type = First mentioned
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commons = Hronský Beňadik
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Hronský Beňadik (before 1960: "Svätý Beňadik", German: "Sankt Benedikt", Hungarian: "Garamszentbenedek") is a village in central Slovakia. It has a population of 1233 (2005).

Geography

It is situated in the Hron valley between the mountains Pohronský Inovec and Štiavnické vrchy, located around 40 km east of Nitra and 120 km north-east of Bratislava.

History

The territory of the village has been settled as early as in the Neolithic and in the Hallstatt period, but it is best known for a very important Benedictine abbey, which played in important role in the Christianization process and in the development of culture and education. It was founded in 1075 by King Géza I under the name "Monasterium Ecclesia Sancti Benedicti". The Nitra Gospels, the oldest Latin book (i.e. not just text) from the territory of Slovakia, were written here around 1100. The abbey ceased during the 16th century in the course of the Ottoman expansion in present-day Hungary. The church of the monastery contains valuable works of art (a wood-carving of the Holy Sepulchre, a wall-painting preenting the legend of St. George, an altar depicting the Passion, a sculpture of Jesus Christ from the 13th century, a Madonna sculpture from the 14th century, etc.). The abbey was declared a National Cultural Monument in 1945.

The village below the abbey arose in the 14th century and received a city charter (town privileges) in 1347, but was destroyed by the Turks (Ottomans) in 1599 and later re-built.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the village had 1,220 inhabitants. 98.44% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.41% Roma, 0.33% Hungarians and 0.25% Czechs.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-12-20] The religious make-up was 91.89% Roman Catholics, 3.28% people with no religious affiliation and 09.0% Lutherans.

References

External links

*http://www.sacr.sk/article?id=112&category=18&lang=en