# Borský Mikuláš

Borský Mikuláš (Slovak:; German: Bur-Sankt-Niklas or Bursanktnikolaus; Hungarian: Búrszentmiklós) is a large village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.

## History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1394.
The first mention of the village comes from the 14th century. In later times, the Hutterites immigrated here, who are reminded of the settlement called Habány.
But finds from the Roman era prove that people moved in the village's territory in the first centuries of our era. Thus, in the 14th century, Borský Mikuláš is mentioned as Zenthmiklos; r. 1773 the names Bur Swatý Mikuláš, Bur Sancti Nicolai, Bur Sancti Petri, Bur-Sankt-Nicklasz, Bur-Sankt-Peter, Bur-Szent-Miklós, Bur-Szent-Péter appear; r. In 1920, the village was called Burský Svätý Mikuláš, Burský Svätý Peter; from 1960 then Borský Mikuláš and Borský Peter.
The first written mention of the village comes from 1394, from the records of the newly established land administration, which supplemented the already functioning church administration.
The oldest mention of the village is in the form of Zenthmiklos and Zenthpeter is in the document of the Bratislava Chapter dated July 3, 1394. It is a statute for Stibor of Stiborice, which gives him the possession of the Ostriež (Sharp Stone) estate. According to this document and other documents, Borský Mikuláš belonged to Ostriež Castle as a vassal village. Later, the village belonged to the Holíč manor and its ruling Czobor family, who sold it to the Habsburgs.
The patron saint of the village is St. Nicholas, who in the 18th century also became the symbol of the village. The older symbol of the village was a running fox under a pine tree. The seal with this sign dates back to 1597 and this motif was also used for the current coat of arms of the village. The former village of Borský Peter had the emblem of St. Peter.
Monuments
Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter's in the Borský Peter section, a one-nave originally Romanesque building with a rectangular end of the presbytery and a rebuilt tower from about the 12th to the 14th century. In the 16th century, the church and the village were occupied by the Turks, and it was converted into a fortress. A fortification wall with embrasures and a crescent located on the tower have been preserved from this period. In the years 1676–1680, the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style, the medieval nave was demolished and replaced by a higher Baroque one. Only the tower, disproportionately lower than the nave of the church, survived from the original building. It underwent further modifications in 1713 and in the first half of the 20th century. In the interior, there are three baroque altars, a baroque pulpit and a stone baptistery. The facades of the church are divided by lisene frames, supporting pillars and semicircular windows. The tower is divided horizontally by cordon cornices. There are seven Romanesque paired windows, biforia. It is finished with a brick spire with side brick towers. On the south side of the church, there is a baroque brick vestibule ending in a gable with an aedicula and a niche.
Roman Catholic Church of St. Mikuláš in the Borský Mikuláš section, a single-nave Baroque building with a rectangular end of the presbytery and a tower forming part of its mass from 1753. The interior contains three Baroque altars and original Baroque pews. The facades of the church are smooth with semicircular windows. The tower has corner chamfers, a target with a clock is placed under the crown cornice, it is finished with a baroque helmet with a lantern.
Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene, a baroque building on a hexagonal plan with a pointed helmet from the 18th century. The facades of the chapel are divided by pilasters and elliptical windows. The roof is finished with a slender tower and a baroque helmet.
The birthplace of Ján Hollý, a one-story folk building on a rectangular floor plan with a gable roof from the second half of the 18th century. There are two rooms in the interior. The entrance is designed as a brick outlet, žudro. With its equipment, it documents the environment in which the poet was born, spent his childhood, and to which he returned in later periods as a student and priest.
Residential house No.1283 from the second half of the 18th century, two-room, log, skinned and whitewashed, with stone foundation, hipped roof with chimney, straw roofing, roof supported by wall columns. The entrance to the house is reinforced with a brick outlet.

## Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 198 metres and covers an area of 49.982 km². It has a population of about 3,879 people. There are few watercourses in the territory of the village. The Myjava river and its tributaries Ságelský potok and Kalaštavský potok flow in its northern part.
In the southern part there are gentle hills (Lakšárske hills), the highest is Mária Magdaléna (297 m above sea level), others: Dubník (289 m above sea level, there is a 70 m high mast of a television transmitter on it), Ruženica (281 m above sea level), Vinohrádky (257 m above sea level) and Kravia hora (254 m above sea level). A considerable part of the territory is wooded, mainly with pine forest, especially in the cadastral territory of Borský Peter.

## Notable people

* Víťazoslav Cintula (1848–1911), geographer
* Ján Hollý (1785–1849), poet
* Pavol Jablonický (born 1961 in Senica, grew up in Borský Mikuláš), bodybuilder
* Lukáš Koprna (born 2003), footballer
* Mário Mihál (born 2001), footballer
* Fridrich Weinwurm (1885–1942), architect

## Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1660-1898 (parish A)