Poltár

Poltár
Town
Turkish bridge in Poltár
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica
District Poltár
Tourism region Novohrad
River Ipeľ
Elevation 240 m (787 ft)
Coordinates 48°25′50″N 19°47′51″E / 48.43056°N 19.79750°ECoordinates: 48°25′50″N 19°47′51″E / 48.43056°N 19.79750°E
Area 30.45 km2 (11.76 sq mi)
Population 5,929 (2005)
Density 195 / km2 (505 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1246
Mayor Pavel Hrončák
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 987 01
Area code +421-47
Car plate PT
Location of Poltár in Slovakia
Location of Poltár in the Banská Bystrica Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.poltar.sk

Poltár is a town and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Geography

The town is located in the Southern Slovak basin near the river Ipeľ, south of the Revúcka Hills, which is part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, around 18 km (11.18 mi) from Lučenec. It is home to a small production bespoke crystal maker called Slovglass Poltar that currently supplies Debenhams plc department stores in the UK and Ireland. http://www.slovglass.sk/

History

Poltár was first mentioned in 1246 as silva Polta. It received town privileges in 1969.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,099 inhabitants. 97.49% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.95% Roma, 0.51% Hungarians and 0.41% Czechs.[1] The religious make-up was 50.14% Roman Catholics, 22.89% people with no religious affiliation and 20.79% Lutherans.[1]

People

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-12-28.

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