Horná Streda

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Horná Streda is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

[edit] History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263.

[edit] Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 169 metres and covers an area of 9.827 km². It has a population of about 1300 people. The village lies about 7 km north of Piešťany and approximately 12 km south of Nové Mesto nad Váhom. Horná Streda is about an hour's drive away from Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

The village lies on the banks of the river Váh and is the site of a small hydroelectric power plant.

[edit] External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Description of the power plant (in Slovak language)
• Local plant breeding station (in Slovak language)

edit	Municipalities of Nové Mesto nad Váhom District
Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Stará Turá Beckov | Bošáca | Brunovce | Bzince pod Javorinou | Čachtice | Častkovce | Dolné Srnie | Haluzice | Horná Streda | Hôrka nad Váhom | Hrádok | Hrachovište | Kálnica | Kočovce | Lubina | Lúka | Modrová | Modrovka | Moravské Lieskové | Nová Bošáca | Nová Lehota | Nová Ves nad Váhom | Očkov | Pobedim | Podolie | Potvorice | Považany | Stará Lehota | Trenčianske Bohuslavice | Vaďovce | Višňové | Zemianske Podhradie