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The first written report is preserved in the supplement to the founding charter of the Pannonian Abbey from 1002, issued by King Stephen I of Hungary. its development in the following centuries.

The town of Šaľa

The first written report is preserved in the supplement to the founding charter of the Pannonian Abbey from 1002, issued by King Stephen I of Hungary. its development in the following centuries.

After the devastation by the Tatars, already in 1252, he donated Šaľa Bela IV. to the newly founded Premonstratensian monastery in Turkey. His property remained Šaľa and the manor that developed here until the XVI. century. XVI. the century in the war with the Turks brought much suffering to the inhabitants of Shale. V XVII. century, a military fortress was built here. Her defensive function ended after the liberation of Nové Zámky.

XVI. century also brought changes in the legal status of Shale. When King Ferdinand I promoted Šaľa to a town with a privilege in 1536, he was given the right to maintain weekly markets and two annual fairs.

From XVI. In the 19th century, the proceeds from the Šali estate belonged to the Jesuits, who moved the college from Kláštor pod Znievom here in 1598. Several important personalities worked here, of which Peter Pazmáň in particular stands out.



The development of the town symbol from the XVI is also interesting. century. Documents issued by the mayor already in this century were provided with seals. The oldest known seal was used as early as 1543. In the middle of the field, on a late Gothic shield, ears are engraved, between which a lemur is placed vertically. Also a new seal from the 1920s. century retains this motif. The image of the seal was changed in XVIII. century, when the town used as a symbol of the Austrian eagle, thus expressing its dependence on the Royal Chamber.



The development of the town continued despite many disasters, especially frequent floods and epidemics, even in the 19th century. century. The development of the railway line between Vienna and Budapest in 1850 also helped the development. In the second half of the 19th century. century, Šaľa became the administrative center of the public office of the Nitra County. About the spread of culture at the end of the 19th century. and at the beginning of our century, various associations deserved, but also the founding of the David Kollman printing house before the First World War. In the years 1907-1912, the newspaper Šaľa a okolie ("Vágsellye és vidéke") was published, which has been printed in a local printing house since 1911. After the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic, the city remained a district center. From November 2, 1938, the city belonged to Hungary in the sense of the Vienna Arbitration, but even in this period it retained its administrative position and continued to be the center of the main district. The town of Šaľa was liberated on March 31, 1945 and within the restored Czechoslovakia it remained a district town until 1960. Since July 24, 1996, the town of Šaľa has again been the seat of the district of Šaľa.


Additional information

Transport: By foot, By bike, By car, By train, By bus
Parking: Free parking nearby

Accepted payments: Cash
Languages: Slovak, Hungarian
Accommodation: In object
Food: In object

Suitable for: Childrens, Families with childrens, Elderly, Handicapped, Cyclists, Young, Adults
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Updated on: 8.11.2018
Source: Mesto Šaľa

Opening hours

Weather

monday:
08:00 - 11:30
12:30 - 15:30
wednesday:
08:00 - 11:30
12:30 - 16:30
friday:
08:00 - 11:30
12:30 - 14:00
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Opening hours

Weather

monday:
08:00 - 11:30
12:30 - 15:30
wednesday:
08:00 - 11:30
12:30 - 16:30
friday:
08:00 - 11:30
12:30 - 14:00


Contact

Phone: +421 31 701 2891
Website: sala.sk
The town of Šaľa
Mestský úrad Šaľa
Námestie Svätej Trojice 7
927 01  Šaľa
Region: Nitriansky
District: Šaľa
Area: Podunajsko
 48.151339, 17.874925

Mestský úrad Šaľa
Námestie Svätej Trojice 7
927 01  Šaľa

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