Kláštor pod Znievom
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| Kláštor pod Znievom | |
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| Region (kraj) | Žilina Region |
| District (okres) | Martin |
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| Altitude | 500 m |
| Population | 1,481 (as of 2004) |
| Area | 39.029 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-43 |
| Postal code | 038 43 |
| Car registration plate | MT |
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Kláštor pod Znievom is a village and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, southwest from Martin, near the Lesser Fatra mountains.
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[edit] History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113 as a settlement under the Zniev castle. From 1242-1249 the castle was the seat of king Béla IV of Hungary. Around the half of the 13th century, the settlement got town privileges as the first one in the Turiec region, but it lost them in 1666 during at the times of reformation and counter-reformation. In the second half of the 19th century, Kláštor pod Znievom became one of the centers of Slovak national movement, as one of three Slovak high schools was opened here in 1869, but was closed down in 1874 as a result of the Magyarization policy.
[edit] Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 500 metres and covers an area of 39.029km². It has a population of about 1481 people.
[edit] People
- Alexander Moyzes, composer
[edit] External links
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