Bojná

Bojná is a municipality in the Topoľčany District of the Nitra Region, Slovakia. The village has a population of about 2,000 people. The main landmark is Catholic Church of All Saints built in 1787. Opposite the church stands (since WWII defunct) synagogue, later turned community center then car repair and nowadays a bar. The village stretches about 4km along river Bojnianka which flows into river Nitra. Bojnianka subsequently flows through villages of Veľké Dvorany, Urmince and Chrabrany. In nearby forest there are remnants of pre- Great Moravian inhabitation (locality called Valy) where ancient artifacts from the era of Christianization of Slovakia were found, notably 6 gold-coated plaquettes of Italian origin (the region of Aquileia)...