Myjava
Myjava is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
Geography
It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flows through the town. It is 10 km away from the Czech border, 35 km from Skalica and 100 km from Bratislava.History
The settlement was established in 1533 and was colonized by two groups of inhabitants: refugees fleeing from the Ottomans in southern Upper Hungary and inhabitants from north-western and northern Upper Hungary.During the Revolutions of 1848, the first Slovak National Council met in the town as a result of the Slovak Uprising. Today, the house of their meeting is now part of the Museum of the Slovak National Councils, a part of the Slovak National Museum network.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Myjava was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 8 April 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Myjava and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Population
It has a population of people.Ethnicity
Religion
Twin towns — sister cities
Myjava is twinned with:- Dolní Němčí, Czech Republic
- Kostelec nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
- Flisa, Norway
- Åsnes, Norway
- Janošik, Serbia
- Oroszlány, Hungary
- Little Falls, NY