Hrádok (Nové Mesto nad Váhom)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trenčiansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | ||
| Region : | Stredné Považie | ||
| Area : | 24.135 km² | ||
| Residents : | 722 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 30 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 197 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 913 33 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 32 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 42 ' N , 17 ° 53' E | ||
| License plate : | NM | ||
| Kód obce : | 506052 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Rastislav Beňo | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Hrádok č. 149 913 33 Hrádok |
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| Website: | hradok.webgarden.cz | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Hrádok (until 1927 Slovak and "Hrádek"; Hungarian Temetvény - until 1907 Hradek ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia with 722 inhabitants (December 31, 2019), which for Nové Mesto nad Váhom District , part of the kraj Trenčiansky belongs.
geography
The village is located at the transition from one of the foothills of the Slovak Danube lowlands to the Považský Inovec Mountains , on the left bank of the Váh . The center of the village is located at an altitude of 197 m nm and is 13 kilometers from Nové Mesto nad Váhom and 16 kilometers from Piešťany .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1246 as Harranuk and refers to the existence of an older fort. Hrádok belonged to the dominion of the nearby Tematín Castle . In the 16th century, individual farms were built in the Hrádocká kotlina valley as a result of the Wallachian colonization.
population
Results after the 2001 census (630 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Ruins of the Tematín castle just outside the municipality
- Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption from 1729
