Liptovský Hrádok
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| Liptovský Hrádok | |
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 A castle which gave the name to the town of Liptovský Hrádok
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Žilina |
| District | Liptovský Mikuláš |
| Tourism region | Liptov |
| River | Váh, Belá |
| Elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft) |
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| Area | 18.23 km² (7.04 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,778 (2006-12-31) |
| Density | 427 /km² (1,106 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1341 |
| Mayor | Branislav Tréger |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 033 01 |
| Area code | +421-44 |
| Car plate | LM |
   Location in Slovakia
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  Location in the Žilina Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Liptovský Hrádok | |
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.lhradok.sk | |
Liptovský Hrádok (German: Neuhäusel in der Liptau; Hungarian: Liptóújvár) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the region of Liptov.
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[edit] History
Liptovský Hrádok arose in the 18th century and was named after its three castles. The name of the town and one of the castles (Hrádok) literally means "little castle of Liptov".
A settlement for hunters and officers was built around the castle. A salt stack was constructed in 1728 for salt from Solivar (now part of Prešov). The cast of the town was the street from the castle to the south and it continues along to the Váh River and the settlement Prekážka. Lime alley was very typical for this street and it was planted in 1777. Liptovský Hrádok – in 80th were built in the Liptovský Hrádok for the forest admiralty and the Catholic church in style of Louis XVI.[1]
[edit] Geography and climate
The region of Liptovský Hrádok is bordered by the Low Tatras to the south and a small part is bordered by the West and High Tatras. The town is situated in the middle of the Liptov Basin, created by the Váh River. It is the centre of northern Liptov and lies on the confluence of the rivers Váh and Belá. The altitude of the town is about 637 m ASL.
Liptovský Hrádok has a moist warm climate with an average temperature about 16 °C, while the mountain parts are colder. The temperature is about 18 – 23 °C in the summer a in the winter about the – 10 °C. The rainfalls are very frequent in this part and the weather is very unstable. The average length of snow is about 140 days per a year.
- Liptovsky Hradok had 731 habitants in 1869 and currently has 8,232 habitants.
- Area of the town: 1.832 ha.
- Average yearly temperature: 6.3 °C.
- Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C
- Minimum temperature: -25.0 °C
- Absolute maximum: 34.4 °C (16.8.1952)
- Absolute minimum: - 38 °C (11.2.1929)
- Length of sunshine: 140 hours per a year
- Average rainfalls per a year 691 mm
- Average number of cold days a year: 160.4 days
- Average number of summer days per a year: 28.9 days. [1]
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 8,232 inhabitants. 97.11% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.37% Czechs, 0.72% Roma and 0.15 Hungarians.[2] The religious make-up was 42.23% Lutherans, 31.74% Roman Catholics and 21.14% people with no religious affiliation.[2]
[edit] References
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- ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
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