Nové Mesto nad Váhom explained
Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Trenčín |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nové Mesto nad Váhom in the Trenčín Region |
Coordinates: | 48.7547°N 17.8308°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jozef Trstenský |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1263 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 32.58 |
Elevation M: | 189[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 620 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 19355 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET (UTC+1) |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 915 01 |
Area Code: | +421 32 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | NM |
Website: | www.nove-mesto.sk |
Area Note: | |
Nové Mesto nad Váhom (in Slovak pronounced as /ˈnɔʋeː mestɔ ˈnad ʋaːɦɔm/; German: Neustadt an der Waag, Neustadtl, Waag-Neustadtl, [[Waagneustadtl]], [[Waag-Neustadt]]; Hungarian: Vágújhely, Vág-Újhely) is a town in the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.
Geography
District town located at the northern edge of the Danubian Hills at the foothills of the northern end of the White Carpathians, on the Váh river. Other mountains nearby are the White Carpathian and the Považský Inovec. It is situated 27 km from Trenčín and 100 km from Bratislava and has an area of 32.583 km2.The Town parts are: Mnešice, Izbice, Javorinaská, Hájovky, Samoty, Luka, Centrum, Rajková (northern city), Záhumenice.
Places of interest
History
Lands in the place of today's Nové Mesto nad Váhom were inhabited in the prehistoric ages, as many artefacts from the Stone and Bronze Ages were discovered. In the local part Mnešice a prehistoric settlement was discovered.
The first written record about Nové Mesto nad Váhom was in 1263, when King Béla IV of Hungary granted freedoms for the loyalty during the Mongol invasions. It belonged to the Benedictine order, later to Matthew III Csák and others. It received its town privileges in 1550. Industry developed in the 19th century and was mainly focused at processing agricultural products.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Nové Mesto nad Váhom was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Sport
Slovak Bandy Association has organised rink bandy practice in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.[4]
Monuments
- Fortified Roman-Reneissance-Baroque Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
- Renaissance Vicariage Palace
- Renaissance church fortification
- Renaissance-Baroque Ghillanys' Palace (17th Century)
- Renaissance Nadasdys' Palace (16th Century)
- Protestant Church (1787)
- St. Ondrej Church (1643)
- Baroque Chapel in Hurbanova St. (18th Century)
- Baroque St. Rochus Chapel (18th Century)
- Plague Memorial on the main square (1696)
- St. Florian Statue (1762)
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 21,327 inhabitants. 98.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.1% Czechs 0.6% Roma.[5] The religious make-up was 56% Roman Catholics, 23.3% people with no religious affiliation, and 13.8% Lutherans.[5]
Transport
- Railway - the town lies on the most important trans-Slovak railway track Bratislava - Kosice and a local railway branch connects Nové Mesto nad Váhom with Veselí na Moravě in the Czech Republic; express trains stop at Nové Mesto nad Váhom Station. Fast trains Bratislava-Kosice route every one to two hours, regional trains to Bratislava, Žilina, Veselí na Moravě approximately ten times a day. Arriva Express Train connects the town with Prague and Nitra daily.
- Road - main motorway D1 Bratislava - Zilina, local roads to Piešťany Spa, Trenčín, Stará Turá, Strání (SK-CZ state border)
- Public transport in the town - blue local busses stop at all the stops in the town area; the town public transport bus service RED BUS line 1 (Hajovky-Centrum-Railway station/Bus station - Industrial zone/MILEX) and line 2 (Railway station/Bus station - Centrum - Mnešice)
- Buses - blue local buses "SAD" join the town with all the villages within the district; the bus station is just right at the train station about 10 mins walk from the town centre; long-haul bus services join the town with all the important towns in Slovakia and Czech Republic
- Airport - the nearest airport Piešťany Airport (PZY) no scheduled flights; scheduled flights from Bratislava M.R. Stefanik Airport (BTS) (100 km southwest, 55min. drive by motorway D1)
- Taxi service - taxi stand at railway and bus station
Notable people
Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.
Nové Mesto nad Váhom is twinned with:[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk) . www.statistics.sk . 2024-02-08.
- Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
- Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk) . www.statistics.sk . 2024-02-08.
- https://scontent.flis5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/22310260_708024556068449_4556830916343157577_n.jpg?oh=2b90d7ec94edded3153ddbeae6ae5f07&oe=5A6AB6C1 Poster for rink bandy practice
- Web site: Municipal Statistics . Statistical Office of the Slovak republic . 2007-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html . 2007-11-16.
- Web site: Stricker, Salomon . JewishEncyclopedia.com . 2014-03-17.
- Web site: Úvodná strana. Nové Mesto nad Váhom. sk. 2019-09-03.