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Skalica ((ドイツ語:Skalitz), (ハンガリー語:Szakolca), Latin: ''Sakolcium'') is the largest city in Skalica District in western Slovakia in the Záhorie region. Located near the Czech border, Skalica has a population of 14,963 (as of 2005). ==History== The site has been inhabited since 4000 BC and was part of the Great Moravian Empire.〔http://www.zahorskemuzeum.sk/?q=page/155〕〔http://books.google.sk/books?id=aHcvAAAAIAAJ&q=Skalica+velka+morava&dq=Skalica+velka+morava&hl=sk&ei=TiflTpi1CcXBtAbU1NSxCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&sqi=2&redir_esc=y〕 From the second half of the 10th century until 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The first written record of Skalica was made in 1218 as ''Zaculcza''; the name refers to the cliffs the inhabitants built their settlement over. The settlement developed around a triangular plaza, which was rare during the Middle Ages. Its town privileges were conferred in 1372 by King Louis I of Hungary. In 1428 Skalica became a bastion for the Hussites; during the Hussite Wars, the majority of its then predominantly German-speaking populace fled or was exiled. Many Habaners (adherents of a sect similar to Anabaptism) settled in Skalica in the 16th century. For eight days in 1918 Skalica was the seat of a Czechoslovak delegation which unsuccessfully tried to negotiate the removal of Hungarian troops from Upper Hungary ''(today Slovakia)''. After World War II, the town tried to take advantage of its position as a district town, and many new works, schools and apartments blocks were built, while successfully preserving its historical city centre. In 1960, Skalica became part of Senica district. This lasted until 1996, when Skalica became a separate district again. Didaktik computers were produced in Skalica during the 1980s. The 2006 European Table Hockey Championships were held in the town. A popular pastry called Trdelník is made in Skalica. Now sold all over the Slovak and Czech Republics, this unusual "stove-pipe" shaped pastry has its origins in Transylvania. Today, it is economically the strongest town in the Záhorie region, bypassing its rival town Senica for this position, and is becoming a tourist destination thanks to its preserved city centre and historical monuments. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skalica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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