Nové Mesto nad Váhom

Nové Mesto nad Váhom
Town
Nové Mesto nad Váhom
Coat of arms
Country Slovakia
Region Trenčín
District Nové Mesto nad Váhom
Lake Zelená voda
River Váh, Klanečnica
Elevation 195 m (640 ft)
Coordinates SK 48°45′17″N 17°49′51″E / 48.75472°N 17.83083°E / 48.75472; 17.83083Coordinates: SK 48°45′17″N 17°49′51″E / 48.75472°N 17.83083°E / 48.75472; 17.83083
Area 32.583 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population 20,705 (2005)
Density 635 / km2 (1,645 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1263
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
Location of Nové Mesto nad Váhom in the Trenčín Region
Wikimedia Commons: Nové Mesto nad Váhom
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.nove-mesto.sk

Nové Mesto nad Váhom (German: Neustadt an der Waag, Neustadtl, Waag-Neustadtl, Waagneustadtl, Waag-Neustadt; Hungarian: Vágújhely, Vág-Újhely) is a town in the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.

Geography

District town located at the northern edge of the Danubian Hills at the foothills of the northern end of the White Carpathians, on the Váh river. Other mountains nearby are the White Carpathians and the Považský Inovec. It is situated 27 km from Trenčín and 100 km from Bratislava and has a population of 21,629 (1996) with an area of 32.583 km². the Town parts: Mnešice, Izbice, Javorinaská, Hájovky, Samoty, Luka, Centrum, Rajková(northern city), Záhumenice

Kostol Narodenia Panny Márie

Places of interest

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 1263, when King Béla IV of Hungary granted freedoms for the loyalty during the Mongol invasions. It belonged to the Benedictine order, later to Matthew III Csák and others. It received its town privileges in 1550. Industry developed in the 19th century and was mainly focused at processing agricultural products.

Monuments

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 21,327 inhabitants. 98.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.1% Czechs 0.6% Roma.[1] The religious make-up was 56% Roman Catholics, 23.3% people with no religious affiliation, and 13.8% Lutherans.[1]

People

Transportation

Partner Towns

Nové Mesto nad Váhom twinned with:

References

  1. 1 2 "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  2. "Deutsch, David B. Menahem Mandel". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  3. "Donath, Leopold". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  4. "Stricker, Salomon". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

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