Bytča
Town
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina
District	Bytča
Tourism region	Horné Považie
River	Váh
Elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Coordinates	49°13′27″N 18°33′51″E / 49.22417, 18.56417
Area	43. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Žilina Region (Slovak Žilinský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts ( Okresy. Bytča District ( okres Bytča) is a district inthe Žilina The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 168 km² (16. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 667 sq mi)
Population	11,595 (31 December 2006)
Density	269 /km² (697 /sq mi)
First mentioned	1234
Mayor	Peter Korec
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	014 01
Area code	+421-41
Car plate	BY
Location of Bytča in Slovakia
Location of Bytča in the Žilina Region
Wikimedia Commons: Bytča
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.bytca.sk

Bytča (Hungarian: Nagybiccse) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Since 1997, the Slovak car registration plate number (EČV evidenčné číslo vozidla generally takes the form XX-NNNYY, where XX is a two letter code corresponding Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million It is located at the Váh river near the cities of Žilina and Považská Bystrica. Žilina ( Sillein Zsolna names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava. Považská Bystrica ( Waagbistritz Vágbeszterce is a Town in northwestern Slovakia.

Contents 1 History 2 Landmarks 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 Boroughs 6 Famous people 7 References 8 External links

History

The town arose in 1946 by a merger of the settlements Malá Bytča (including Beňov and Mikšová), Veľká Bytča and Hliník nad Váhom. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first written reference to the town's main part Veľká Bytča dates from 1234 as terra Bycha. ^[1] The settlement got its town charter in 1378. It was the seat of a feudal dominion and later a town with many craftsmen. In Hungarian, it was known as Biccse.

Landmarks

The town features a famous castle built as a water castle in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th century in Renaissance style. A water castle is a Castle with outside walls generally surrounded by water ditches called Moats The surrounding water originally served as defense The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere The town also houses the Wedding Palace from 1601, which is the only building of this kind in Slovakia, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical bourgeoisie houses, an archive, and a museum (in the Wedding Palace). Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc For the works or study of works from classical antiquity see Classics Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 11,150 inhabitants. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 98. 27% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 58% Czechs. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic ^[2] The religious make-up was 90. 87% Roman Catholics, 4. 35% people with no religious affiliation and 1. 51% Lutherans. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther ^[2]

Economy

Today, the town is home to machine (Kinex), textile, wood processing (sports equipment), and food (brewery) industries.

Boroughs

Boroughs (year of merge in brackets):

• Beňov (c. 1899 with Malá Bytča)
• Hliník nad Váhom (1946)
• Hrabové (1971); Hungarian: Hrabova)
• Malá Bytča (1946); Hungarian: Kisbiccse), German: Klein-Bitsch) (She was also called Miksofalva between 1907-1919)
• Mikšová (1907 with Malá Bytča)
• Pšurnovice (1971); Hungarian: Psurnovicz
• Veľká Bytča (1946; Hungarian: Nagybiccse, German: Groß-Bitsch)

Famous people

• Jozef Tiso, president of the Slovak State

References

External links

• Official municipal website

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