Nové Zámky
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| Nové Zámky | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Nitra region |
| District (okres) | Nové Zámky |
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| Altitude | 119 m |
| Population | 42,300 (as of 2001) |
| Area | 65.69 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-35 |
| Postal code | 94001 |
| Car registration plate | NZ |
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Nové Zámky (Hungarian: Érsekújvár, German: Neuhäusl/Neuhaeusl or Neuhäusel/ Neuhaeusel, Turkish: Uyvar) is a town in southwestern Slovakia.
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[edit] History
The town is famous for its history. A fortress was built, against the Ottoman Turks, on the site of an older settlement in the years 1573-81. The town has been built around the fortress. The huge new fortress was one of the most modern fortresses in Europe when it was built. The Turks failed to conquer it six times, but in 1663 they managed to do so and made it the center of a Turkish province in present-day southern Slovakia. In 1685 it was conquered by the imperial troops of Charles of Lorraine.
It also played an important role in many anti-Habsburg uprisings in the northern parts of Royal Hungary in the 17th century. Emperor Charles VI had it razed in 1724-1725 to prevent potential further insurrections which would use the fortress as their base. Finally, during World War II (1944), the town was heavily damaged by bombings of the Allies. Only small parts of the fortress are still standing today.
[edit] Demographics (2001 census)
Ethnic groups:
- Slovaks (69.67%)
- Hungarians (27.52%)
- Others.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (Slovak) (English)
- Nové Zámky
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Nové Zámky | Štúrovo | Šurany |
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