 The Church of St Peter and St Paul marked the boundary between the two sections.The name is derived from Slovak "opona", "oponica" – "a cover", "a tent", in modern Slovak "a curtain" ("Apon" 1218, "Opon" 1315 – Veľké Oponice, "Oponh" 1300 – Malé Oponice).The name was probably motivated by a guard camp belonging to the neighbouring castle.