Holiday apartment in Malženice: Church, Nature and Cycle Route 2203

Anyone wishing to explore a place through its history, village structure and regional traditions will find several specific points of reference in Malženice. Nature, the cycle route and bus connections add further perspectives. The different levels can be considered separately: buildings, settlement forms, natural areas and transport connections each follow their own history or function.

Culture and History

The Roman Catholic church in Malženice was originally a Romanesque brick building from the first half of the 13th century. At the beginning of the 14th century, it was extended with a new square sacristy. At the beginning of the 17th century, it was converted into a three-nave church with Renaissance vaults.

Malženice is also home to a Marian column dating from 1711. A pillar originating from the former pillory bears a statue erected at a later date in the early 19th century.

The 19th-century houses in Malženice included adobe and rammed-earth houses. They were plastered and whitewashed. Their hipped roofs were originally thatched and were later fitted with hard roofing.

The farm buildings were arranged in narrow courtyards either one behind another or in an L-shape. Over the course of its development, the building pattern along the stream in Malženice evolved into a clustered settlement.

The local folk costume tradition includes the Western Slovak variant “trnavský – Trakovice”. Thus, alongside buildings and settlement forms, the regional character also extends into traditional clothing culture.

Nature

North of the built-up area of Malženice, a weir on the Horná Blava serves as a natural bathing lake as well as a fire-protection and flood-control basin.

The Špačinsko-nižnianske polia Special Protection Area encompasses the cadastral territory of Malženice. It extends across Malženice and was designated to secure conditions for the survival and reproduction of the saker falcon. The area is part of the Natura 2000 network.

Cycling

Cycle route 2203 follows the Trnava–Dolná Krupá–Dobrá Voda–Chtelnica–Malženice–Trnava circuit. The place name is therefore incorporated into a fully named circular route connecting several localities.

Transport Connections

Malženice has direct bus connections towards Trnava and Piešťany. There are two bus stops in the village, served by buses in both directions.

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Further destinations to explore: Trnava, Lošonec, Hrnčiarovce Nad Parnou, Šelpice, Horné Dubové, Košolná, Zavar, Jaslovské Bohunice.

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