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Modra
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<p>Modra is a city and <a href="/facts/Municipality/S0bUz6jW">municipality</a> in the <a href="/facts/Bratislava_Region/ty8Ncg25">Bratislava Region</a> in <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a>. It has a population of 9,201 as of 2013. It nestles in the foothills of the <a href="/facts/Mal%25C3%25A9_Karpaty/jQ7lVUu2">Malé Karpaty</a> (Little Carpathian mountains) and is an excellent centre for hiking. </p><p>Modra is famous for its pottery industry. Its blue-and-white porcelain is famous throughout Slovakia. </p><p>It is also known as one of the most important <a href="/facts/Viticulture/oHWsKvuQ">viticulture</a> centres in the Little Carpathians region. </p><p>Besides the main town, there are also other adjacent settlements incorporated in the municipality: former vassalage viticulture village Kráľová and two recreational hamlets of Harmónia and Piesok (also known as Zochova Chata), both located in the woods of Little Carpathians mountains. </p>