Malacky – the heart of lower Záhorie region, a town between the Morava River and the Little Carpathians, a place of living Pálffy heritage.
"Malacky - a good place for life" - that's the slogan in the city's official logo. And he didn't get there by accident. Malacky has an excellent infrastructure, a qualified workforce, a stable economic situation and a long-term excellent rating. The city is located on the Budapest-Berlin railway route and on the D2 highway, which is part of a large highway from Turkish Istanbul through Budapest, Bratislava, Brno and Prague to Dresden.
Around the city there are fragrant pine forests full of mushrooms, the Morava River with a rich ecosystem, sand dunes and natural lakes. The nearby Lesser Carpathians are full of castles and ruins, caves, former mining tunnels and, above all, hiking and cycling trails.
Right in Malacky, we can look back into the past: to the times when one of the most important noble families in Slovakia, the Pálffys, ruled here. The first written mention of the city dates back to 1206. From the very beginning, Malacky was referred to as a commercial crossroads with a rapidly growing population. In the middle of the 16th century, Malacky was controlled by the Balaš family from Plavecký castle. They used to go hunting and feast in the so-called hunting lodge. The city experienced a new boom period from 1622, when Pavol Pálffy acquired Plavecký Castle. After leaving the castle, he built a Renaissance mansion in Malacky. The institutions were established also in Malacky, and there was a concentrated property agenda from the whole surrounding area. Famous natives: writer Ľudo Zúbek, politician and lawyer Ivan Dérer, actors Karol Machata, Alfréd Swan and Stano Král, actresses Miroslava Partlová and sisters Soňa and Zuzana Norisová.
Pálffy mansion
The most important monument of the city is the Pálffy family mansion with the adjacent Zámocký park. The Pálffy nobles, who left for Austria in 1918, used to reside here. Subsequently, the mansion served as a dormitory for students - Franciscans, during World War II it was occupied by the, later it became barracks and a hospital. Since 2007, it belongs to the city of Malacky, which is gradually repairing it. Exhibitions, parades and weddings take place inside.
The mansion is included in the list of national cultural monuments of the Slovak Republic.
There is a beautiful English-style park around the mansion. Part of it was taken by the construction of the highway and the nearby hospital, but the park is still large and beautiful.
Euro Souvenir MALACKY
Quantity: 5000 pcs
Price: €3
Date of sale: in preparation
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