Complete the sentence about Skalica with the correct year: The first written record of Skalica was made in ______ as Szacholca.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1217
Skalica is a town in the Záhorie region of western Slovakia, near the Czech border, and its name comes from the Slovak word for rock. Its first written record dates to 1217, in the form Szacholca, while its town privileges only came in 1372.
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