Complete the sentence about Martin, Slovakia with the correct year: The first recorded reference to Martin in written sources is dated to ______ under the name of Vila Sancti Martini.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1284
Martin is a city in northern Slovakia on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains. It first appears in written sources in 1284 under the name Vila Sancti Martini. The Hussite attack that burned the town down came much later, in 1433.
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