Sliač

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Sliač
Coat-of-arms N/A
Region (kraj) Banská Bystrica Region
District (okres) Zvolen District
Location 48°36′32″N, 19°00′07″E
Altitude 305 m
Population 4,853 (as of 2004)
Area 39.83 km²
Time Zone
• Summer DST
CET: UTC+1
CEST: UTC+2
Telephone prefix +421-45
Postal code 96231
Car registration plate ZV
Sliač location map

Sliač is a small spa town located in central Slovakia, on the Hron river, between Banská Bystrica and Zvolen. The town is known for its healing hot springs and for an airport which has been used for military as well as civil purposes. Today, the airport offers scheduled flights to Prague, for instance. Sliač has a population of less than 5,000.

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[edit] History

The town arose through a merger of two villages, Hájniky and Rybáre, in 1959 and was given the name "Sliač". However, both original settlements are much older. The Gothic church in Hájniky was mentioned for the first time in 1263 and there is archaeological evidence of Slavic settlers living in the area since the 6th century. Some evidence also indicates that the history of the settlement stretches to 2000 B.C. The airport, formerly known as Letisko Tri Duby ("The Three-Oaks Airport") due to the name of the area it was located in, played the key strategic role during the Slovak National Uprising.

[edit] Demographics

In 2004, Sliač had a population of 4,853. According to the 2001 census, 96.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 2.3% Czechs. The religious makeup was 46.1% Roman Catholics, 26.7% people with no religious affiliation, and 22.1% Lutherans.[1]

[edit] External links

A church in Sliač
A church in Sliač

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Municipal Statistics from the Statistical Office of the Slovak republic


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