Veľký Krtíš

Veľký Krtíš (until 1927 Slovak "Veľký Krtýš"; Hungarian Nagykürtös ) is a town in Okres Veľký Krtíš within Banskobystrický kraj in southern Slovakia with 11,755 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Veľký Krtíš

The city is located in the southern center of the country, about 17 kilometers from the state border with Hungary . It is located in the northern part of the Ipeľská kotlina basin (part of the larger Juhoslovenská kotlina ) in a shallow valley of the Krtíš river , which belongs to the Ipeľ catchment area . In the north, the landscape merges into the Krupinská planina plateau covered by oak forests . The height in the 15 km² large municipal area varies from 180 m nm to 531 m nm Lower parts are covered by brown earth and illimerized soils, while brown forest soils predominate higher in the plateau. The city center is at an altitude of 200 m nm and is 37 kilometers from Lučenec , 78 kilometers from Banská Bystrica and 212 kilometers from Bratislava .

Immediately to the west of the city runs the border between the traditional landscapes of Hont and Novohrad . Neighboring municipalities are: City of Modrý Kameň in the north, Dolné Strháre and Veľké Straciny in the east, Malý Krtíš in the south and Dolné Plachtince in the west.

history

One of the prefabricated buildings in the city

There is evidence of a settlement from the older to middle Bronze Age in today's urban area.

Veľký Krtíš was first mentioned in writing in a document issued on September 9, 1245 as Curtus . This document reports on a donation of large goods from a certain Martin Bán to the monastery of Eipelschlag , which took place before the Mongol invasion in 1241, whereby the Curtus stream was one of the borders. The origin of the name has not yet been clearly established. The place itself belonged to the estate of the Divín Castle and was on an important trade route in the Middle Ages.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the village was affected several times by Turkish wars and anti-Habsburg revolts. 1554–1593 the place was tribute to the Turks and was also part of the Sanjak Novigrad. Due to the chaos of war in the 17th century, the village was temporarily deserted; it was not repopulated until after 1680. The inhabitants were farmers, shepherds and winemakers. In 1828 there were 68 houses and 678 inhabitants. In 1854–1864 the first lignite mines were opened near Veľký Krtíš and in the immediate vicinity.

Until 1918/1919 the place in Neograd County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia . After 1945 there was a renewed upswing in mining, and in 1950 the construction of a "mining settlement" began. After the dissolution of the old Modrý Kameň district in 1960, the development slowed, in 1968 the district was rebuilt, this time with its headquarters in Veľký Krtíš and in addition to mining, the food, textile and construction industries grew. In 1978 the city, more precisely the mines southeast of the city, was connected to the Lučenec – Veľký Krtíš railway line , which is connected to the rest of the Slovak railway network through Hungarian territory (so-called corridor traffic ). However, there has been no passenger traffic there since 1992.

The long-term lignite mining ended in 2015.

population

According to the 2011 census, Veľký Krtíš had 12,999 inhabitants, of whom 9,649 were Slovaks, 645 Magyars, 94 Roma, 58 Czechs, 25 Ukrainians and others. 2,479 residents did not provide any information. 5,946 residents supported the Roman Catholic Church, 1,751 residents the Evangelical Church AB, 68 residents the Evangelical Methodist Church, 60 residents the Greek Catholic Church, 46 residents the Jehovah's Witnesses, 34 residents the Orthodox Church, 21 residents the Reformed Church Church, 20 residents to the evangelistic church and others. 2,132 inhabitants were without a denomination and the denomination of 2,826 inhabitants has not been determined.

Results after the 2001 census (14,013 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

86.93% Slovaks
6.20% Magyars
2.06% Roma
0.78% Czechs
0.09% Ukrainians

By denomination:

54.26% Roman Catholic
21.58% non-denominational
16.00% Protestant
6.29% no answer
0.34% Greek Catholic

Buildings

Country chateau in the late Renaissance style from the 17th century, expanded in the 19th century
Protestant church in the baroque-classicist style from 1770

Infrastructure

The basic infrastructure is fully developed. The city operates a kindergarten, three elementary schools, a grammar school and a specialist middle school. Medical care is provided by the “Všeobecná nemocnica s poliklinikou Veľký Krtíš” (German: General Hospital with Polyclinic Veľký Krtíš).

The 1st order road 75 ( Nové Zámky –Veľký Krtíš – Lučenec) runs through the town in a west-east direction and the 2nd order road 527 (Šahy– Slovenské Ďarmoty –Veľký Krtíš– Babiná ) in a north-south direction. There is no passenger traffic on the railway, the nearest train station is in Lučenec on the Salgótarján – Vrútky railway line . Veľký Krtíš is connected to other Slovak cities by several Slovakian long-distance bus routes.

Web links

Commons : Veľký Krtíš - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)

Individual evidence

↑ Zita Suráková: Bana Dolina prepúšťa, ťažba uhlia končí. SME, February 23, 2015, accessed May 8, 2020 (Slovak).
↑ 2011 census by ethnicity. (Slovak)
↑ 2011 census by denomination. (PDF; Slovak)

[1] Zita Suráková: Bana Dolina prepúšťa, ťažba uhlia končí. SME, February 23, 2015, accessed May 8, 2020 (Slovak).

[2] 2011 census by ethnicity. (Slovak)

[3] 2011 census by denomination. (PDF; Slovak)