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The name of the village is ancient and points to the presence of Slavs with pagan customs, which they maintained long after the adoption of Christianity in other settlements. Potuorch - this is what the early Christians called pagan idols in which the Slavs performed their cult rites. The name of the village went through several developmental stages. In the first written mention, the village is mentioned as Potworich, then Pothowarich, Pothoworich, but also Potuorch, which is the name of a pagan idol.

The village of Potvorice

The name of the village is ancient and points to the presence of Slavs with pagan customs, which they maintained long after the adoption of Christianity in other settlements. Potuorch - this is what the early Christians called pagan idols in which the Slavs performed their cult rites. The name of the village went through several developmental stages. In the first written mention, the village is mentioned as Potworich, then Pothowarich, Pothoworich, but also Potuorch, which is the name of a pagan idol.

In 1348 the village was called Pathwaricz, in 1773 Potworicze, in 1920 Patvarovce and only in 1927 the name Potvorice was established.
The first written mention of Potvorice is in the document of Bel IV. of 1263, in which he donated property to the Benedictines. Later, the property of the order was confiscated due to a dispute between Bel IV. and his son Stephen, in which the Benedictines sided with Bel IV. Out of revenge, Štefan donated the entire territory of the New Town with Potvorice to Duke Vavrinec, a sire of Srem. The Benedictines protested against this, regaining the property for two years, but only until 1275, when Vavrinec became lord again. This dispute dragged on for many years. Finally, in 1365, King Louis the Great confirmed the property to Lawrence, and the Benedictines never claimed this territory again. Later, Potvorice belonged to the powerful oligarch of Považie, Matúš Čák, and his successors - landowners (Ruttkay, Bársony, Csáky, Jeszensky, etc.).
In 1715, the village had 2 mills, 25 subjects and 11 jail households. In 1753, there were 58 families in the village. In 1787, there were 47 houses in the village, in which 369 inhabitants lived. In 1813, a huge flood in Považie swept the villages off the face of the earth. People saved bare lives in trees and elevated places. After 15 years after the flood, ie in 1828, there were 46 houses and 316 inhabitants in the village.

In the 19th century. there were only occasional clay houses with a cylindrical thatched roof. Farm buildings were behind the residential part in the yard, with which they shared a cylindrical roof. There was a clay floor in the rooms, but the original open hearth in the autopsy room was rebuilt into a stove. The dominant character of the village was formed by brick buildings from the 2nd third of the 19th century. Typical were three-room houses with an L-shaped floor plan and houses with a square floor plan with an attic, under hard roofing.
Most of the population subsisted on agriculture, fruit growing and beekeeping. During the long winter evenings, women embroidered hats, sleeves and aprons. The village did not have its own costume, so the Piešťany costume was used on ceremonial occasions. In the 19th century. and 1st half. 20th century. the production of stick hemp and black lace was expanded. The lace stencil of Beta Kúnička dates from 1894.
In 1876, the Potvorians were already able to travel by train from the nearby Brunovce railway station, which contributed to an increase in the level of citizens and contact in the exchange and sale of goods. As early as 1876, the village had a Roman Catholic school in which Slovak was taught. In 1895, it became a primary school. In 1905, during the period of strong Hungarianization, the children from Potvorice also had to learn Hungarian verses that they did not understand at all. This state lasted until 1918. In that year, the SM was founded and in 1951 the JRD.

A very important site, the oldest known in Slovakia, is also connected with the village of Potvorice. At the beginning of 1961, while excavating the foundations of a family house, M. Páleník discovered a group of early Slovak Slovak graves of Lusatian culture from the Late Bronze Age, an early Slavic burial ground from the 5th - 6th century, about 40 cm below today's surface. In the western part of the building, 11 hand-shaped containers were found - ashtrays containing unburned human remains. Originally, the dustbins were probably covered with a mound embankment. Of the first 4 urns, only fragments have been preserved and the remaining 7 are stored in the Museum of National History in Nové Mesto nad Váhom. Among these finds was also the material of the radiant tomb of the Lusatian culture from the Late Bronze Age - an amphora, the torso of a smaller amphorae, shards of a conical cup, shards of a bowl and a bronze needle. In 1985 and 1986, 2 ashtrays of the Lusatian culture were found - amphorae vases, the details of which are not known.

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Cities and villages Villages Area Stredné Považie
Transport: By foot, By bike, By car, By bus
Parking: Free parking nearby

Accepted payments: Cash
Languages: Slovak

Suitable for: Childrens, Families with childrens, Elderly, Handicapped, Cyclists, Young, Adults
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Updated on: 20.3.2020
Source: Obec Potvorice

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    Website: potvorice.sk
    The village of Potvorice
    Obecný Úrad Potvorice
    Potvorice 2
    916 25  Potvorice
    Region: Trenčiansky
    District: Nové Mesto nad Váhom
    Area: Stredné Považie
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    Obecný Úrad Potvorice
    Potvorice 2
    916 25  Potvorice

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