Oponice

Church building in Oponice
Topoľčany District in Nitra

Oponice (Hungarian: Appony) is a municipality in the Topoľčany District of the Nitra Region, Slovakia.[1] In 2011 it had 879 inhabitants.[2]

Etymology

The name is derived from Slovak opona, oponica – "a cover", "a tent", in modern Slovak "a curtain" (Apon 1218, Opon 1315 – Veľké Oponice, Oponh 1300 – Malé Oponice).[3] The name was probably motivated by a guard camp belonging to the neighbouring castle.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/oponice/oponice.html
  2. ↑ http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-pohl-vek.pdf
  3. 1 2 Krajčovič, Rudolf (2013). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (42)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (6): 331.

Coordinates: 48°28′N 18°09′E / 48.467°N 18.150°E / 48.467; 18.150


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