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Krakovany is small village near Piestany, birth place of Stefan Zazo, famous slovak rebel.


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Krakovany / Straze, Slovak Republic (2432 words)
Krakovany, Ostrov, Trebatice and Voderady stayed in the Zobor monastery's possession until the bishop of Nitra overtook the properties of this monastery.
The fortress in Krakovany was definitely built because of the central position of the village among the properties of the Nitra diocese.
Krakovany had 49 peasant residents in 1585; twenty-four of them lived in quarter dwellings, 19 in one- eighth and 6 in half dwellings.
TouristChannel.com - Slovakia and Tourism (403 words)
The first written mention of village Krakovany originates from the year 1113 in so-called "Zoborský pergamen", where were were listed all assets and people of the Zobor monastery following the instruction of the Hungarian king Koloman.
The village - the primary villages, since the year 1944 under the name Krakovany are from their foundations to these days of agricultural character, where cereal crop and fodder crop are grown.
The Church of St Nicolaus in Krakovany was built in the 18th century but it had been proved in historical dokuments there might have stood an old church from the 11th century in the village which broke down in the 18th century and this contemporary church was built at its place.
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