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Nováky
Town
St. Nicholas ChurchSt. Nicholas Church
Coat of arms of NovákyCoat of arms
Nováky is located in Trenčín RegionNovákyNovákyLocation of Nováky in the Trenčín RegionShow map of Trenčín RegionNováky is located in SlovakiaNovákyNovákyLocation of Nováky in SlovakiaShow map of Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°42′48″N 18°32′22″E / 48.71333°N 18.53944°E / 48.71333; 18.53944
Country Slovakia
RegionTrenčín
DistrictPrievidza
First mentioned1113
Government
 • MayorDaniel Daniš
Area
 • Total19.38 km (7.48 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation242 m (794 ft)
Population
 • Total4,145
 • Density210/km (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code972 71
Area code+421 46
Car platePD
Websitewww.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. Until 1920 in the Kingdom of Hungary.

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

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.

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

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  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. ^ "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

External links

Nováky brown coal mine
Municipalities of Prievidza District
Slovakia



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