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{{Short description|City in Slovakia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
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'''Trenčín''' ({{IPA|sk|ˈtrentʂiːn|-|Sk-Trenčín.ogg}}, also known by other [[#Names and etymology|alternative names]]<!-- Please maintain the naming conventions [[WP:PLACE#General_guidelines]]#2.The lead and [[WP:ALTNAME#Separate_section_usage]] and don't add alternative English or unofficial foreign names here-->) is a [[List of towns in Slovakia|city]] in western [[Slovakia]] of the central [[Váh]] River valley near the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] border, around {{convert|95|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from [[Bratislava]]. It has a population of more than 55,000, which makes it the eighth largest municipality of the country and is the seat of the [[Trenčín Region]] and the [[Trenčín District]]. It has a medieval castle, [[Trenčín Castle]], on a rock above the city.
[[File:Trenčiansky hrad.jpg|thumb|[[Trenčín Castle]]]]

Trenčín is chosen as the [[European Capital of Culture]] in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trenčín to be the European Capital of Culture 2026 in Slovakia|url=https://ec.europa.eu/culture/news/trencin-to-be-the-european-capital-of-culture-2026-in-slovakia|date=2021-12-10|access-date=2021-12-29|website=europa.eu|archive-date=29 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229093203/https://ec.europa.eu/culture/news/trencin-to-be-the-european-capital-of-culture-2026-in-slovakia|url-status=live}}</ref>

=={{anchor|Names and etymology}}Names and etymology==
{{See also|Names of Trenčín in different languages}}
Trenčín was first mentioned under the Greek name ''Leukaristos'' (Λευκάριστος), depicted on the [[Ptolemy world map]] around 150 AD {{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}. During the course of the [[Marcomannic Wars]] between the [[Roman Empire]] and Germanic [[Quadi]], the Romans carved an inscription on the rock under the present-day castle in 179 AD, and the place was mentioned as ''Laugaricio''. For a long time, it was considered the northernmost known presence of the Romans in Central Europe.

The first written mentions in the Middle Ages are from 1111 (as ''Treinchen'') and 1113 (adjective ''Trenciniensis'').  The name is probably derived from a personal name Trnka/Trenka ([[Slovak language|Slovak]]/[[Proto-Slavic|Slavic]] - [[Prunus spinosa|Blackthorn]]) with a possessive suffix ''-ín''.<ref name="stefanik-lukacka">Martin Štefánik - Ján Lukačka et al. 2010, Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku, Historický ústav SAV, Bratislava, 2010, pp. 503, 360, {{ISBN|978-80-89396-11-5}}. http://forumhistoriae.sk/-/lexikon-stredovekych-miest-na-slovensku {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326010518/http://forumhistoriae.sk/-/lexikon-stredovekych-miest-na-slovensku |date=26 March 2017 }}</ref> The German, Hungarian, and Polish forms are ''Trentschin'', ''Trencsén'', and ''Trenczyn'', respectively.

==History==
[[File:Trencin-Roman2.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Below Trenčín Castle is this Roman inscription: ''Victoriae Augustorum exercitus, qui Laugaricione sedit, mil(ites) l(egiones) II DCCCLV. (Maximi)anus leg(atus leg)ionis II Ad(iutricis) cur(avit) f(aciendum)'' (Done by 855 Legionaries of the Augustus victorious army, who are stationed in Laugaricio. Done under the supervision of Maximus legatus of II legion.)]]
The site of Trenčín has been inhabited since [[time immemorial]]. Trenčín Castle, a typical medieval fortified [[castle]] is situated high on a rock above the city.
Trenčín is best known for a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] inscription on the rock below the [[Trenčín Castle]] dating from 179 AD, the era of the [[Marcomannic Wars]], a series of wars between the [[Roman Empire]] and the Germanic [[Quadi]] and [[Marcomanni]]. It denotes the site as ''Laugaricio'' and for long time it was the most northern known evidence of the presence of Roman soldiers in central Europe (until the [[Roman fortress in Moravia (Mušov)|Roman fort by Mušov]] and [[Castra|marching camps]] by [[Olomouc]] and [[Hulín]] were found).<ref name="rgmz">{{cite web |title=Marching or temporary camps of Roman troops north to the Middle Danube |url= http://www2.rgzm.de/Transformation/Czech/MarchingCamps/MarchingCampsEN.htm |publisher=Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum |access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref>

Trenčín is one of the suggested locations for the capital of [[Samo's empire|Samo's Empire]] in the 7th century. Wogastisburg (Vogast castle) was probably located somewhere on the [[Váh|Vogas]] river and was also the site of a [[Battle of Wogastisburg|decisive battle]] between the [[Slavs|Slavic]] and [[Franks|Frankish]] armies in 631.

It is plausible that Trenčín Castle was founded during the [[Great Moravia]]n era. At the beginning of the 11th century, the region was controlled by King [[Bolesław I Chrobry|Bolesław I the Brave]] of Poland. In 1017, [[Stephen I of Hungary]] conquered the region, which remained part of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] until 1918. By the end of the 11th century, the castle became the administrative centre of [[Trencsén county]] in the Kingdom. As one of the few stone castles in the country, it resisted the disastrous [[First Mongol invasion of Hungary|invasion of Mongols]] in 1241. In 1263, Trenčín was in the possession of the royal [[Bearer of the sword (Hungary)|Swordbearer]] [[Jakab Cseszneky]], but in 1302, King [[Wenceslaus III of Bohemia|Wenceslas I]] took it away from the [[Cseszneky]] brothers because they were supporting his rival [[Charles Robert]], and donated it to [[Matthew III Csák|Matúš Čák]]. Between 1302 and 1321, the castle was the seat of the powerful magnate Matthew Csák, who controlled most of present-day Slovakia. Challenging the authority of King Charles Robert, Csák maintained a large court and pursued his own foreign policy. The [[Treaty of Trentschin]] between Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland was signed in the city in 1335.

[[File:Trenčín Dolná brána.jpg|thumb|upright|Dolná brána ("Lower Gate") in Sládkovičova ulica]]
Trenčín gained several privileges during the [[Middle Ages]]: In 1324, the inhabitants were freed from paying tolls, and the city received [[free royal town]] privileges in 1412 from King [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund]]. However, during the following decades and centuries, some catastrophes and wars lasted until the end of the 18th century. During the conflict between the [[Habsburgs]] and the supporters of the rival king, [[János Szapolyai]], the town was captured in 1528 by imperial troops. In the 17th century, the [[Ottoman Turks|Ottomans]] were another threat from the south, but they failed to conquer the city. The town then suffered from the Kuruc uprising against the Habsburgs, and on 3 August 1708, the [[Battle of Trenčín]] took place close to the city. Two years later, a plague killed 1,600 inhabitants of the city. Finally, in 1790, the town, along with the castle, was burned down, and the castle has been in ruins ever since.

In the 19th century, Trenčín flourished as the railways to [[Žilina]] and [[Bratislava]] were built and many new enterprises were established, particularly in the textile, food, and machine industries.

The town became the hub of the middle Považie region.

In 1867, Trenčín was downgraded from a "free royal town" to a "town with municipal government" and came under the direct control of the chief of [[Trenčín county]].

[[File:Slovakia, Trencin Fortepan 17838.jpg|thumb|200px|Trenčín in 1908]]
Trenčín flourished again during the era of the first [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] republic and became the capital of the Trenčín county again between 1940 and 1945 when the [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|Slovak Republic]] was in existence.

Shortly after the [[Slovak National Uprising]] began, Trenčín was occupied by [[Nazi Germany]], and it became the headquarters of the [[Sicherheitsdienst]] and the [[Gestapo]].

Trenčín was captured by the Romanian and Soviet troops on 10 April 1945.

Since 1990, the historical centre of the city has been largely restored, and since 1996 it has been the seat of [[Trenčín Region]] and [[Trenčín District]]. The castle and its Roman inscription have attracted tourism since.

==Geography==
Trenčín lies at an altitude of {{convert|262|m|ft|0}} [[above mean sea level|above sea level]] and covers an area of {{convert|82|km2|sqmi|1}}.<ref name="statistics">{{cite web| title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | access-date = 3 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070427022352/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 27 April 2007}}</ref> It lies in the [[Trenčín Basin]] of north-western Slovakia, which is surrounded by the [[Strážov Mountains]], [[Považský Inovec]] and [[White Carpathians]], with the last mentioned being a [[Protected areas of Slovakia|protected area]]. The Váh River flows in the north–south axis.

===Climate===
Trenčín lies in the north temperate zone and has a [[continental climate]] (Dfb) with four distinct seasons. It is characterized by a significant variation between hot summers and cold, snowy winters.
{{Clear}}
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|location = [[Trenčín]] (1991–2020 normals)
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|Jan mean C = -1.1
|Feb mean C = 0.8
|Mar mean C = 4.5
|Apr mean C = 10.1
|May mean C = 14.8
|Jun mean C = 18.6
|Jul mean C = 20.2
|Aug mean C = 19.6
|Sep mean C = 14.8
|Oct mean C = 9.7
|Nov mean C = 5.2
|Dec mean C = -0.5
|year mean C = 9.7
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|Jan precipitation mm = 41.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 43
|Mar precipitation mm = 42.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 40.6
|May precipitation mm = 67.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 74.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 78.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 62.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 64.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 51.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 46.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 42.7
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==Tourism and sights==
{{More citations needed section|date=October 2009}}
[[File:Trenčín, hotel Tatra.jpg|thumb|Hotel Tatra (now Elizabeth) below Trenčín Castle]]
[[File:Trenčín synagóga ZSZ.jpg|thumb|[[Trenčín Synagogue]] in Štúrovo námestie]]
The city is dominated by Trenčín Castle, which is the third-largest castle in Slovakia. Trenčín Castle is divided into upper and lower sections, with extensive fortifications. The upper castle has several palace buildings which surround the central medieval tower, which remains the highest point of the city. Below the castle, on the hillside, is the old parish church and a small upper square which is reached by historic covered stairs as well as by winding side streets. The old town has a large main square, with a large baroque church and various shops, as well as a town tower.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
The [[Trenčín Synagogue]], built in 1913, is now a cultural center with exhibitions and concerts.

[[Pohoda (music festival)|Pohoda]], the most visited music festival in Slovakia,<ref>{{cite web |publisher= Palo Hlubina, eTREND |url= http://www.etrend.sk/generate_page.php?page_id=133022 |title= Pohoda wants to be the best, not the largest (''Pohoda nechce byť najväčšia, ale najlepšia'') |date= 26 April 2008 |access-date= 28 April 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080430000333/http://www.etrend.sk/generate_page.php?page_id=133022 |archive-date= 30 April 2008 |df= dmy-all}}</ref> has been organized in Trenčín since 1997. {{As of|2004}}, it takes place at the Trenčín Airport.

==Demographics==
{{historical population|1970|39127|1980|49972|1991|56828|2001|57854|2011|55877|2021|54740|align=right|cols=1|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011|url=https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/wcm/connect/cd33d897-7314-41d0-a12b-a95e537d7a39/Statisticky_lexikon_obci_Slovenskej_republiky_2011.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy|language=sk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2021 - Population - Basic results|url=https://www.scitanie.sk/obyvatelia/zakladne-vysledky/pocet-obyvatelov/|publisher=Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|date=2021-01-01}}</ref>}}In 2005 the city had a population of 56,750, which rose to 60,012 in 2009, with a population density of {{convert|692|pd/sqkm}}. According to the 2001 census, the religious makeup was: 65.8% [[Catholic Church in Slovakia|Roman Catholics]], 22.3% people with [[Irreligion|no religious affiliation]], and 7.1% [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]]. 95.3% inhabitants were [[Slovaks]] and 2.4% [[Czechs]].<ref name = "stats">[http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Mestská a obecná štatistika SR<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Sport==
[[Handball at the Friendship Games|Handball]] of the [[Friendship Games|1984 Friendship Games]] was hosted at Hala na Sihoti.<ref>{{cite news|date=21 August 1984|title=Nejlepší házenkářky v Trenčíne|url=http://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=RudePravo/1984/8/21/8.png|work=[[Rudé právo]]|page=8|location=[[Prague]]}}</ref>
 
[[Association football]] club [[FK AS Trenčín|AS Trenčín]] currently plays in the top-tier [[Slovak Super Liga]] after winning promotion following the 2011–12 season as second-tier [[Slovak First League]] champions, while the [[ice hockey]] club [[HK Dukla Trenčín|Dukla Trenčín]] currently plays in the [[Slovak Extraliga]], having won the Extraliga championship four times.

Trenčín is the hometown of several professional ice hockey players, including [[Ottawa Senators]] forward [[Marián Gáborík]], [[New York Islanders]] defenceman [[Zdeno Chára]], and [[Chicago Blackhawks]] forward [[Marián Hossa]], all playing in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) in North America. Additionally, long-time [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] [[centre back]] [[Martin Škrtel]] hails from Trenčín.

The festival for non-Olympic sports will be held in town in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=sk&u=http://www.sportfestival.sk/sportfestival/%3Fshow%3D0|title=Google Translate}}</ref>

===Stanley Cup appearances in Trenčín===
The top-level professional ice hockey championship trophy in North America, the [[Stanley Cup]], has been brought to Trenčín six times between the years 2008 and 2015:
# 2008 – [[Tomáš Kopecký]] celebrated his Stanley Cup win after the victory of the [[Detroit Red Wings]] over the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. Kopecký was born in [[Ilava]], about {{convert|15|mi|0|abbr=off}} from Trenčín. A noteworthy circumstance is that the Cup's appearance with Kopecký came after the first-ever Stanley Cup Finals appearance for a Trenčíner in [[Marián Hossa]], who, with the Penguins, lost that series.
# 2010 – Marián Hossa, who played in Dukla Trenčín in the 1996–97 season, won the Cup with the [[Chicago Blackhawks]]. In Trenčín, he celebrated together with teammate Tomáš Kopecký, who had won the Cup for the second time. Although Hossa was not born in Trenčín, he grew up and lived in the town until he was drafted into the NHL.
# 2011 – Captain of the [[Boston Bruins]] [[Zdeno Chára]] won the trophy when the Bruins defeated [[Vancouver Canucks]]. Chára was born in Trenčín and lived there his whole life until he was drafted into the NHL.
# 2013 – In the shortened 2012–13 season, Marián Hossa won the Cup again with the Chicago Blackhawks together with Slovak teammate [[Michal Handzuš]], who brought the Cup to his hometown [[Banská Bystrica]] one day before it traveled to celebrations in Trenčín.
# 2014 [[Marián Gáborík]], who was born and grew up in Trenčín, won a trophy when playing for [[Los Angeles Kings]]. In the Final, the Kings defeated [[New York Rangers]] in a five-game series. With 14 goals, Gaborik was the top scorer of the 2014 playoffs.
# 2015 – Marián Hossa, for the third time in his career, won the Cup after the Blackhawks defeated the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in six games in the [[2015 Stanley Cup Finals|2015 Finals]].

==Education==
Trenčín is home to the public [[Alexander Dubček University]] with 7,140 students, including 110 doctoral students,<ref name='uips29'>{{cite web|url=http://www.uips.sk/statis/pdf/VS_P29.PDF |title=Trenčianska univerzita Alexandra Dubčeka |access-date=3 March 2008 |publisher=Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva |language=sk}}</ref> and the private [[College of Management in Trenčín]] with 1,275 students.<ref name='uips6'>{{cite web|url=http://www.uips.sk/statis/pdf/VS_P6.PDF |title=Vysoká škola manažmentu |access-date=3 March 2008 |publisher=Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva |language=sk}}</ref> The city's system of primary education consists of nine public schools and one religious primary school, enrolling 4,623 pupils overall.<ref name='uips'>{{cite web | title=Prehľad základných škôl v školskom roku 2006/2007 | year= 2006 | publisher=Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva | url =http://www.uips.sk/statis/pdf/ZS_P3.PDF | access-date = 3 March 2008 | language = sk}}</ref> Secondary education is represented by five [[gymnasium (school)|gymnasia]] with 1,974 students,<ref name='uips2'>{{cite web|url=http://www.uips.sk/statis/pdf/GYM_P3.PDF |title=Prehľad gymnázií v školskom roku 2006/2007 |access-date=3 March 2008 |publisher=Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva |language=sk}}</ref> 5 specialized high schools with 1,892 students,<ref name='uips3'>{{cite web|url=http://www.uips.sk/statis/pdf/SOS_P2.PDF |title=Prehľad stredných odborných škôl v školskom roku 2006/2007 |access-date=3 March 2008 |publisher=Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva |language=sk}}</ref> and 6 vocational schools with 3,975 students.<ref name='uips4'>{{cite web|url=http://www.uips.sk/statis/pdf/ZSS_P3.PDF |title=Prehľad združených stredných škôl v školskom roku 2006/2007 |access-date=3 March 2008 |publisher=Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva |language=sk}}</ref><ref name='uips5'>{{cite web|url=http://www.uips.sk/statis/pdf/SOU_P3.PDF |title=Prehľad stredných odborných učilíšť a učilíšť v školskom roku 2006/2007 |access-date=3 March 2008 |publisher=Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva |language=sk}}</ref>

==Transport==
Trenčín lies near the main [[Motorway D1 (Slovakia)|Slovak motorway]] and is an important stop on the main railway line from Bratislava to Žilina and [[Košice]]. Roads from the city also lead into the Czech Republic to [[Brno]] and other parts of Slovakia; [[Prievidza]]/[[Nitra]]. Railway tracks from the aforementioned cities end in Trenčín. Trenčín also has an [[Trenčín Airport|airport]]. But the closest international airport is in [[Bratislava]].

==Territorial division==
Trenčín is divided into four main boroughs:

* '''Stred''' (center): ''Staré mesto'' (old town), ''Dolné mesto'' (lower town), ''Dlhé Hony'', ''Noviny'', ''Biskupice''
* '''Juh''' (south): ''Juh I-III''
* '''Sever''' (north): ''Sihoť I-IV'', ''Opatová nad Váhom'', ''Pod Sokolice'', ''Kubrá'', ''Kubrica''
* '''Západ''' (west): ''Zámostie'', ''Kvetná'', ''Istebník'', ''Orechové'', ''Zlatovce'', ''Nové Zlatovce'', ''Záblatie''

==Notable people==
* [[Zdeno Chára]] (born 1977), ice hockey player
* [[Marián Gáborík]] (born 1982), ice hockey player
* [[Monika Chochlikova]] (born 1996), [[kickboxer]] and [[Muay Thai|Muay Thai fighter]]
* [[Marián Chovanec]] (born 1957), Roman Catholic bishop
* [[Ignaz Grossmann]] (1825–1897), rabbi
* [[Jozef Ján Matejka]] (born 1949), writer and doctor
* [[Eva Kristínová]] (1928–2020), actress
* [[Romana Schlesinger]] (born 1986), LGBT rights activist
* [[Ján Zachara]] (1928–2025), boxer

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia}}

Trenčín is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerské mestá|url=https://trencin.sk/pre-obcanov/o-meste/partnerske-mesta/|publisher=Trenčín|language=sk|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cran-Gevrier]], France
<!--*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Uherské Hradiště]], Czech Republic (unofficial; UH don't recognize Trenčín as twin town)-->
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Zlín]], Czech Republic
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Tarnów]], Poland
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Casalecchio di Reno]], Italy
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Békéscsaba]], Hungary
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Kragujevac]], Serbia
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==See also==
* [[List of people from Trenčín]]
* [[Marcus Valerius Maximianus]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Trenčín}}
* [http://www.trencin.sk Official city website]
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* [http://www.slovakia.org/tourism/trencin.htm Trenčín information]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=&t=k&om=1&ll=48.894384,18.044508&spn=0.00335,0.007317 Satellite picture of the Trenčín Castle]

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