Žliabok
The place
Žliabok ("Little channel/passage") in the Nitra region, Zlaté Moravce/Topoľčianky sector (Tribeč, western Slovakia, Slovakia), at 577 m elevation, Tribeč range. Continuous central-west Slovakia cluster (batches 200-365). Traditional forest/narrow-passage shelter in the Tribeč (Žliabok = narrow passage in Slovak + Tribeč range, geologically the oldest rocks in Slovakia at 1,500 M years + Topoľčianky Lipizzaner horse breeding, historic, national stud since 1921 + Zlaté Moravce ancient auriferous gold-rush area, 12th c. Slovak + heritage of the Slovaks (West Slavic people, 5 M + Ľudovít Štúr, codifier of the Slovak language 1843, national awakening + Slovak National Uprising SNP 1944, 60,000 fighters against the Wehrmacht).
The setting
Nitra Zlaté Moravce/Topoľčianky Tribeč western Slovakia 577 m Tribeč, continuous cluster batches 200-365, forest Žliabok narrow passage Tribeč 1,500 M years oldest rocks in SK + Topoľčianky Lipizzaner 1921 national stud + Zlaté Moravce auriferous gold rush 12th c., Slovaks 5 M + Štúr codifier 1843 national awakening + SNP 1944 60,000 fighters against Wehrmacht.
