Fiľakovo
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Lučenec | ||
| Region : | Poiplie | ||
| Area : | 16.177 km² | ||
| Residents : | 10,568 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 653 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 198 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 986 01 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 47 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 16 ' N , 19 ° 50' E | ||
| License plate : | LC | ||
| Kód obce : | 511391 | ||
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| Community type : | city | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Attila Agócs | ||
| Address: | Mestský úrad Fiľakovo Radničná 25 98601 Fiľakovo |
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| Website: | www.filakovo.sk | ||
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Fiľakovo (German Fileck , Hungarian Fülek ) is a town in southern Slovakia , about 15 km southeast of Lučenec just before the Hungarian border , about 30 km north of Salgótarján ( Hungary ).
The castle was mentioned for the first time in 1242, the city itself as Filek in 1246 . Fiľakovo is located in a former volcanically active part of the northern Hungarian low mountain range . On the basalt stump of an extinct volcano , the ruins of Fiľakovo Castle are located in the center of the city . It is the largest castle in the former Hungarian Nógrád county .
history
- 1242 first documented mention
- 1423 Fiľakovo receives town charter
- 1554 capture of the castle by the Turks
- 1554–1593 seat of the sanjak
- 1669 Re-conquest of the castle by the Turks and destruction of the castle
- 1682 the town and the castle are burned down by Emmerich Thököly
- 1920 Treaty of Trianon and subsequent affiliation to Czechoslovakia
- 1938–1945 Re-affiliation to Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Arbitration
- 1945–1992 Re-affiliation to Czechoslovakia
- 1993 Since the collapse of Czechoslovakia, the place belongs to Slovakia
Attractions
See: List of listed objects in Fiľakovo
Town twinning
- Bátonyterenye , Hungary
- Salgótarján , Hungary
- Szécsény , Hungary
Aerial view
See also: List of listed objects in Fiľakovo
Sons and daughters
- Frank Lowy (* 1930), Australian entrepreneur
- Norbert Drienko (1930–1985), Austrian painter
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d http://www.filakovo.sk/index.php/en/town/history ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b c Karl Kiraly, The Great Book of Slovakia, Ernst Hochberger, Sinn 2000, ISBN 3-921888-09-3
Web links
Commons : Fiľakovo - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Illustration by Daniel Meisner from 1625: Villec. Don't look at you more than you can ( digitized )