PrÃbovce
Príbovce ( Pribotz German, Hungarian Pribóc ) is a municipality in the north of Slovakia with 1091 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011), which belongs to Okres Martin, a part of the Žilinský and is counted to the traditional landscape Turz.
Geography
The community is in the midst of the valley Turčianska kotlina at the confluence of the creek Blatnický creek with the Turcianska. The center is located at an altitude of 420 m nm and is located 10 kilometers south of Martin.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1230 as terra Pribouch writing. He was originally a village gentry and lay on an old road from the county Neutra. Here was a post- transhipment and there were county assemblies in place instead. 1783 here a Protestant grammar school was founded. One of the three tobacco factories on the territory of Slovakia was established in 1812.
Population
Results according to the census 2001 (999 inhabitants):
After Ethnicity:
- 98.40 % Slovaks
- 0.30% Czechs
- 0.20% Magyars
After Confession:
- 51.85 % Roman Catholic
- 30.33 % Evangelical
- 14.61% religious affiliation
Attractions
- Roman Catholic Simon and St. Jude Church, originally built as a Gothic chapel in the 15th century, in 1640 renewed and expanded before 1990
- Protestant church in the baroque -classical style from 1901
- Early Renaissance castle from the 16th century
- Two country estates, both in the classical style