Nové Mesto nad Váhom
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| Nové Mesto nad Váhom | |
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
| River | Váh |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
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| Area | 32.583 km² (12.58 sq mi) |
| Population | 20,705 (2005) |
| Density | 635 /km² (1,645 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1253 |
| Mayor | Jozef Trstenský |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 915 01 |
| Area code | +421-32 |
| Car plate | NM |
   Location of Nové Mesto nad Váhom in Slovakia
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  Location of Nové Mesto nad Váhom in the Trenčín Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Nové Mesto nad Váhom | |
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.nove-mesto.sk | |
Nové Mesto nad Váhom (German: Neustadt an der Waag / Neustadtl, Hungarian: Vágújhely) is a town in the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.
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[edit] Geography
It is located at the northern edge of the Danubian Hills at the foothills of the northern end of the Little Carpathians, on the Váh river. Other mountains nearby are the White Carpathians and the Považský Inovec. It is situated 27 km from Trenčín and 95 km from Bratislava and has a population of 20,705 (2005) with an area of 32.583 km².
[edit] History
Lands in the place of today's Nové Mesto nad Váhom were inhabited in the prehistoric ages, as many artefacts from the Stone and Bronze ages were discovered. In the local part Mnešice a prehistoric settlement was discovered.
The first written record about Nové Mesto nad Váhom was in 1253, when king Bela IV of Hungary granted freedoms for the loyalty during the Mongol invasions. It belonged to the Benedictine order, later to the Matthew Csák and others. It received its town privileges in 1550. Industry developed in the 19th century and was mainly focused at processing agricultural products.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 21,327 inhabitants. 98.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.1% Czechs and 0.6% Roma.[1] The religious make-up was 56% Roman Catholics, 23.3% people with no religious affiliation, and 13.8% Lutherans.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Slovak)
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