Complete the sentence about Topoľčany with the correct year: In ______ the countryside was pillaged by a rogue noble who had captured the castle, but was later evicted by the king and sent to Moravia.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1443
Topoľčany is a town in the Nitra Region of Slovakia with a castle on the slopes of Považský Inovec. In 1443 a rogue noble who had captured the castle pillaged the countryside, until the king evicted him and sent him to Moravia. An earthquake also struck the town that year and again in 1444.
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