Kľačany: Culture, Nature and Hotels in Slovakia

Kľačany combine local history, nature and a local harvest festival tradition. Culture, landscape, geographic location and transport connections are presented as separate aspects.

Culture

The history of the village begins with the name Kľačany, which was first recorded in 1256 in the form Kelechten. St. Martin’s Church is a single-nave sacred building with a polygonal presbytery termination, an attached sacristy and an integrated tower. A stone cross from 1851 stands in front of St. Martin’s Church. A monument to fallen soldiers stands in the local cemetery in Kľačany. The rondel in the Štvrte field consists of two circular ditches with four entrances and can be identified by a difference in the colour of the vegetation above its foundations.

Nature

The Andač stream rises in a small grove between Hlohovec and Kľačany, flows through Kľačany and empties into the Radošinka. Oak forests and mixed forests occur in and around Kľačany. The Mladý háj woodland also covers the cadastral area of Kľačany and contains oak-hornbeam forests. The lesser snowdrop is one of the rare protected plants in Kľačany. The presence of the European ground squirrel has been confirmed in the Mladý háj woodland; it is currently considered the only known occurrence site of this species in the district.

Geography

Kľačany lies in the Trnavská pahorkatina uplands. This area stretches from Trnava to the Nitra District and lies approximately 290 metres above sea level.

Transport

Kľačany have a bus connection and bus services. Kľačany also have rail services.

Tradition

The harvest thanksgiving tradition in Kľačany was celebrated annually from 2002 onwards. At the harvest thanksgiving celebration, Mass was followed by an agape snack with baked cakes and wine.

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