Vištuk

Vištuk (German: Wischteich, Hungarian: Kárpáthalas) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region.

The entire region was decimated during the 1241-42 Mongol invasion, and subsequently resettled by German winemakers.

After another decline in the first half of the 16th century, the town experienced significant growth, largely due to an influx of Croatian settlers in 1540.

The village's golden age took a sharp turn in 1705, when it was burned to the ground during the Battle of Budmerice, during the 1703-11 Hungarian independence war led by Francis II Rákóczi.

During that time, Anton Benčič, a Catholic priest, translator and one of the first proponents of the Slovak language, was born in Vištuk in 1745.

The town's annual farmer's market ties into the wine making, and has been drawing many visitors to the village every year.

In addition, the village has created a natural area, including a unique nesting place for swallows.