just behind the upper gate; seat of the vineyard school A Renaissance building from the end of the 17th century the present-day workshops specialising on the Modra ceramics Churches: Roman Catholic Church of St. Stephen the King from years 1873–1876 on the market square Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist from the 2nd half of the 14th century at the cemetery with the names of victims of the First World War Evangelical church of Augsburg Confession ("German church") from 1714, present-day form since 1834 Evangelical church of Apostles Peter and Paul ("Slovak church") from 1715, present-day form since 1826, standing near the "German church" small Baroque chapel of Mary Immaculate from 1740, standing in front of the evangelical churches Chapel of St. Michael from 1873 Demographics According to the 2001 census, the town had 8,536 inhabitants. 97.4% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1% Czechs and 0.4% Hungarians. Structure of religion: 53.7% Roman Catholics, 25.8% Lutherans, and 15% with no confession. Modra in fiction In 2010 the Canadian film director Ingrid Veninger made a film about returning to the town after many years in Canada, called MODRA, starring Alexander Gammal and her daughter Hallie Switzer. People Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak writer and politician, lived his last years in Modra and died here Ondrej Rigo, Slovak serial killer Svetozar Miletić, Serbian advocate, Journalist, author and politician, studied here at the gymnasium Stefan Balaz, Architect Twin towns — sister cities Modra is twinned with: Benátky nad Jizerou, Czech Republic Hustopeče, Czech Republic Overijse, Belgium References Part or whole of the information is based on the corresponding article on the German Wikipedia External links Official website Astronomical observatory MODRA: Toronto Film Festival MODRA: Official site Cities and towns in Slovakia Villages and municipalities in Pezinok District Fortified settlements