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Oponice (Hungarian: Appony) is a municipality in the Topoľčany District of the Nitra Region, Slovakia. In 2011 it had 879 inhabitants.
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Map of 956 14 Oponice, Slovakia
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). The name was probably motivated by a guard camp belonging to the neighbouring castle.
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Oponice Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA