Nováky

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Nováky
Town
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Coat of arms
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Nováky
Location of Nováky in the Trenčín Region
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Nováky
Location of Nováky in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°42′48″N18°32′22″E / 48.71333°N 18.53944°E / 48.71333; 18.53944 Coordinates: 48°42′48″N18°32′22″E / 48.71333°N 18.53944°E / 48.71333; 18.53944
Country Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Region Trenčín
District Prievidza
First mentioned1113
Government
 • MayorDaniel Daniš
Area
 • Total19.38 [1]  km2 (7.48 [1]  sq mi)
Elevation
242 [2]  m (794 [2]  ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total4,167 [3]
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
972 71 [2]
Area code +421 46 [2]
Car plate PD
Website www.novaky.sk

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.

Contents

The town is one of the centres of brown coal mining in Slovakia. [4]

Geography

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

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.

Demographics

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. [6] The religious make-up was 75.91% Roman Catholics, 18.06% people with no religious affiliation and 1.57% Lutherans. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ↑ Jonathan Reuvid (2005). Doing Business with Slovakia. GMB Publishing Ltd. ISBN   978-1-905050-69-7.
  5. ↑ "Memorial plaque for the victims of the Nováky forced-labour and concentration camp". Holocaust Memorials: Monuments, Museums and Institutions in Commemoration of Nazi Victims. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  6. 1 2 "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
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Nováky brown coal mine



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