Limbach, Slovakia
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Limbach (German: Limbach) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, under the Little Carpathians
[edit] History
The village was established around 1350, when Béla IV of Hungary invited German settlers to inhabit uninhabited lands long after the Mongol invasions to Hungary. However, it is first time mentioned in 1390. The village remained predominantly German until 1945 when most of them were expelled from Slovakia to Germany and were replaced by settlers from the regions around Myjava, Stará Turá and Bošáca.
[edit] Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 181 metres and covers an area of 15.37km². It has a population of 1337 people.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Slovak)
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Unofficial website (Slovak)
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