Chorvátsky Grob

Chorvátsky Grob (Croatian: Hrvatski Grob, Hungarian: Horvátgurab, Horvát-Gurab, German: Kroatisch-Eisgrub) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava region. It has a population of around 6,000 people.

Chorvátsky Grob Hrvatski Grob
Municipality
The King Church
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48.23°N 17.29°E / 48.23; 17.29
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Senec District
First mentioned	1552
Government
• Mayor	Vladimíra Vydrová
Area [1]
• Total	15.12 km2 (5.84 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	141 m (463 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	7,553
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	900 25[2]
Area code	+421 13[2]
Car plate	SC
Website	www.chorvatskygrob.sk

The village's name Chorvátsky means Croatian. This refers to the Croatian people that have lived in the area since the early 16th century. This population arrived here after escaping the area between Sisak and Kostajnica during the Ottoman Wars. The area was settled by Croatians escaping from Turkish Ottoman raids which helps explain the etymology of the present-day name from "Horvát Gurab" to "Chorvátsky Grob" (Croatian Grave) used at the present time.

According to the local municipality website of Chorvátsky Grob^[4] the Slovak word for "grob" is " hrob" or, in English "grave". Reportedly, this place was named in memory of soldiers, though it is not clear if those soldiers were Croats, Slovaks or another ethnicity.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Chorvátsky Grob is twinned with:^[5]

• Benkovac, Croatia

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia