Tužina
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trenčiansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Prievidza | ||
| Region : | Horná Nitra | ||
| Area : | 48.193 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,204 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 25 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 360 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 972 14 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 46 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 54 ' N , 18 ° 37' E | ||
| License plate : | PD | ||
| Kód obce : | 514411 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Miroslav Dzina | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Tužina č. 75 972 14 Tužina |
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| Website: | www.tuzina.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Tužina (German Schmiedshau , Schmiedsheu or Schmitzheiß , Hungarian Kovácspalota - until 1907 Tuzsina ) is a municipality in the west-center of Slovakia with 1204 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to Okres Prievidza , part of Trenčiansky kraj .
geography
The village is located in the upper part of the Hornonitrianska kotlina basin at the transition to the Strážovské vrchy Mountains . The Tužina brook , which is part of the Nitra river system, flows through the village . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 360 m nm and is 12 kilometers from Prievidza .
Neighboring municipalities are Čičmany in the north, Kľačno in the northeast, Nitrianske Pravno in the south and Chvojnica in the west, and the municipality also borders on the municipality of Valaská Belá .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1393 as Villa Fabri . At that time, the judge Hermann Heckel received permission to establish a second settlement on the Tužina brook, which soon merged with the original village. From the very beginning, history has been closely linked to the Bojnice Castle estate . Originally, mining, especially gold mining, was the main occupation in the area, with miners from the Hungarian mining towns and German-speaking countries being called up for this purpose. After the fall in the 16th century, there was almost no gold mined in 1614, after which agriculture and handicrafts were the main sources of income.
In 1787 there were 123 houses and 1624 inhabitants and in 1828 285 houses and 1922 inhabitants, in the first half of the 20th century there were even 3000 inhabitants. After the Second World War, the majority of the German population was expelled; further waves of emigration in the 1970s and 1980s reduced the population to around 1220.
Until 1918, the place in Neutra County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
population
According to the 2011 census, Tužina had 1219 inhabitants, including 1143 Slovaks, 45 Germans, 5 Czechs, 2 Magyars, 1 Pole and 1 Russian. 22 residents did not provide any information. 849 residents professed to the Roman Catholic Church, 31 residents to the Evangelical Church, 3 residents to the Jehovah's Witnesses and others. 223 inhabitants had no denomination and the denomination of 106 inhabitants has not been determined.
Results after the 2001 census (1214 inhabitants):
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Buildings
- Roman Catholic Church of St. James from the years 1788–1797, built on medieval foundation walls
- Chapel from 1818, expanded in 1872
- Marian column from 1749
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)