Poltár
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Poltár | ||
| Region : | Poiplie | ||
| Area : | 30.529 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5,584 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 183 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 240 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 987 01 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 47 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 26 ' N , 19 ° 48' E | ||
| License plate : | PT | ||
| Kód obce : | 511765 | ||
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| Community type : | city | ||
| Urban area structure: | 5 districts | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Martina Brisudová | ||
| Address: | Mestský úrad Poltár Železničná 489 98701 Poltár |
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| Website: | www.poltar.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Poltár (Hungarian Poltár ) is a city in central Slovakia .
geography
The city is located in the hilly southern Slovak basin , south of the Revúcka vrchovina ("Rauschenbacher Bergland", part of the Slovak Ore Mountains ) on the rivers Ipeľ and Poltarica, 18 km northeast of Lučenec , 24 km from Rimavská Sobota and 80 km southeast of Banská Bystrica .
The average annual temperature is 8 ° C and the annual rainfall around 700 mm.
Poltár is divided into the following 5 districts:
- Hájiky - Maky
- Poltár
- Prievrana
- Slaná Lehota (incorporated in 1964)
- Zelené (incorporated in 1966)
history
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Several finds from the Bronze Age , the remains of a Slavic fortress from the 7th and 8th centuries and the floor plan of a medieval fortress were found in today's municipality . Poltár was first mentioned in writing as silva Polta in 1246 and belonged to the Zach family until 1330 , then to the Soos family until the 18th century . In the 15th century there was a small Giskra fortress in the village . In the 16th century Poltár was divided into an upper and a lower part; in the years 1554–1593 it was occupied by the Ottomans. After the village has been family since 1742 and several nobles since the end of the 18th century. At that time there were two mills in the village. In 1828 there were 83 houses in Poltár with 56 inhabitants. The population was engaged in agriculture, binding and pottery. In 1869 a brick factory was opened.
Until 1918 Poltár in Neograd County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary , after which it came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia . In 1964 and 1966 the independent municipality Slaná Lehota or Zelené was incorporated and since 1969 Poltár has enjoyed town charter.
Today the city is known for its glass factory ( Slovglass Poltár ), which got into financial difficulties after the fall of the Wall in 1989.
Attractions
- Protestant churches in Poltár (1791) and in the districts of Slaná Lehota (1869) and Zelené (1835)
- modern Roman Catholic Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (1997)
- originally classical, later neo-Gothic country palace with a park (1782)
- Stone bridge built by the Ottomans over the river Ipe Fluss (also called Turecký most , German "Turkish bridge")
traffic
The town can be reached via national road 595 from Tomášovce near Lučenec or from Kokava nad Rimavicou . There is also a railway line with some local train connections to Lučenec or Utekáč; the line to Rimavská Sobota has been closed since 2000.
The city is connected by bus connections to Lučenec or Rimavská Sobota.
Personalities
- Gabriel Altmann (1931–2020), linguist
- Ivan Gašparovič (* 1941), President of Slovakia until 2014
