Nováky
Nováky | |
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| St. Nicholas Church St. Nicholas Church | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia |
| Region | File:Trenciansky vlajka.svg Trenčín Region |
| District | Prievidza District |
| First mentioned | 1113 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Daniš |
| Area | |
• Total | [convert: invalid number] |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 972 71[3] |
| Area code | +421 46[3] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | PD |
| Website | www |
Nováky (Hungarian: Nyitranovák) (German: Anfänger) is a town in the Prievidza District, Trenčín Region in western Slovakia. Nováky Power Plant, a thermal power plant is located near the town. Until 1920 in the Kingdom of Hungary.
The town is one of the centres of brown coal mining in Slovakia.[4]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The town is located in the upper Nitra River valley, between the Vtáčnik and Strážovské vrchy ranges, about 10 km (6.21 mi) from Prievidza.
History
[edit | edit source]The first written record about Nováky was in 1113 as Nuovac.
In 1942, during the reign of the Nazi puppet government of "Independent" Slovakia, nearby barracks were used for the assembly and detention of Slovak Jews from all over the country, pending their deportation to Nazi death camps in German-occupied Poland. The camp was guarded by the Slovak Hlinka Guard militia.[5]
Nováky has had town status since 1961.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The municipality lies at an altitude of 242 metres (794 ft)[3] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] (Lua error in Module:Slovak_municipality at line 632: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).).[6]
Population
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Ethnicity
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Religion
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According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,402 inhabitants. 97.32% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.89% Czechs, 0.41 Roma and 0.25% Hungarians.[9] The religious make-up was 75.91% Roman Catholics, 18.06% people with no religious affiliation and 1.57% Lutherans.[9]
References
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External links
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