Hliník nad Hronom

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Hliník nad Hronom
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Coat of arms of Hliník nad Hronom
Hliník nad Hronom (Slovakia)
Hliník nad Hronom
Hliník nad Hronom
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Banskobystrický kraj
Okres : Žiar nad Hronom
Region : Pohrony
Area : 11.322 km²
Residents : 2,812 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 248 inhabitants per km²
Height : 239  m nm
Postal code : 966 01
Telephone code : 0 45
Geographic location : 48 ° 33 '  N , 18 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '37 "  N , 18 ° 47' 13"  E
License plate : ZH
Kód obce : 516767
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Vladimír Mikuláš
Address: Obecný úrad Hliník nad Hronom
Železničná 320
96601 Hliník nad Hronom
Website: www.hliniknadhronom.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Hliník nad Hronom (until 1927 Slovak only "Hliník"; German rarely Hlinick , Hungarian Geletnek ) is a municipality in central Slovakia .

location

It is located in the Grantal at the foot of the Schemnitz Mountains . The main road I / 65 runs through the municipality between Žarnovica (8 km in a south-westerly direction) and Žiar nad Hronom / Zvolen (9 km / 30 km in an easterly direction). It has a train station on the Nové Zámky – Zvolen railway line .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1075 as Gelednuk .

population

Results after the 2001 census (2958 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 96.11% Slovaks
  • 1.12% gypsies
  • 0.47% Czechs

By religion:

  • 75.05% Roman Catholic
  • 17.31% non-denominational
  • 5.21% no answer

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic Church of St. Martin (1408)
  • Castle (16th century)
  • Statues of St. Vendel (1778, baroque) and St. Florian (1818, classicism)

Web links

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