Krupina
Town
View of Krupina
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Krupina
Tourism region	Poiplie
River	Krupinica
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Coordinates	48°21′13″N 19°04′00″E / 48.35361, 19.066667
Area	88. 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 Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak Banskobystrický Kraj) is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe Krupina District ( okres Krupina) is a district inthe Banská 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 67 km² (34 sq mi)
Population	7,812 (31 December 2005)
Density	88 /km² (228 /sq mi)
First mentioned	1135
Mayor	Radoslav Vazan
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	963 01
Phone prefix	421-45
Car plate	KA
Location of Krupina in Slovakia
Location of Krupina in the Banská Bystrica Region
Wikimedia Commons: Krupina
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.krupina.sk

Krupina (German: Karpfen, Hungarian: Korpona) is a town in southern central Slovakia. 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. 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 The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. 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 part of the Banská Bystrica Region and has 7,812 inhabitants as of 2005. The Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak Banskobystrický Kraj) is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe

History

The territory of today's town was inhabited in the Neolithic, basing on the archaeological findings from the Bronze Age. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for The first written reference to the town dates back to 1135. Along with Trnava, Krupina is the oldest town in Slovakia, having received town privileges in 1238. Trnava ( Nagyszombat Tyrnau Tyrnavia is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river ^[1] The settlement lied on the route known as "via magna", connecting Baltic Sea with the Adriatic. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. After the Mongol invasion of 1241/1242, when the town was sacked, it was rebuilt and received its town privileges again in 1244 and became a "free royal town". The Mongol invasions of Europe, under the leadership of Subutai, centered on the destruction of East Slavic principalities such as Kiev and Vladimir The "Krupina law", based on the Magdeburg rights, was basis for many towns in central and northern Slovakia. Magdeburg Rights (Magdeburger Recht or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted with The deposits of gold and silver ran out in the 14th century and the town's economy was based on handicraft and agriculture. In the first half of the 15th century the town was threatened by the remains of the Hussites led by John Giskra. The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus or John Huss (c As the Turks advanced into the Kingdom of Hungary, the town built its town walls and sentry tower, and the Turks couldn't capture the town until they were beaten in 1683. The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 However, it was involved in the Kuruc uprisings at the beginning of the 18th century, burnt down in 1708 and suffered from a plague in 1710. The kuruc ( Hungarian: kuruczok/kurucok ''kuruc(z'' Slovak: kuruci ''kuruc'' was a term used to denote the armed anti- Habsburg The first schools were opened in the 18th century. After break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918, the town became part of Czechoslovakia, was briefly occupied by the Slovak Soviet Republic in 1919 but came back quickly into Czechoslovakia and since 1993 the town belongs to Slovakia. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Slovak Soviet Republic (in Slovak: Slovenská republika rád = literally "Slovak Republic of Councils" - the name originated before the Russian

Geography

Krupina lies at an altitude of 262 metres (860 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 88. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the 67 square kilometres (34. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. ^[2] It lies on the Krupina Plain under the Štiavnica Mountains, halfway between Zvolen and Šahy. The Štiavnica Mountains (also Štiavnické Mountains; Štiavnické vrchy are a volcanic Mountain range southern central Slovakia. Zvolen ( Hungarian: Zólyom Altsohl is a town in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers close to Šahy (until 1927 "Ipolské Šiahy" Ipolyság rarely Eipelschlag is a town in southern Slovakia, The town has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 7,991 inhabitants. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 97. 63% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 14% Roma, 0. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 38% Czechs and 0. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic 30% Hungarians. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. ^[2] The religious make-up was 70. 32% Roman Catholics, 17. 91% Lutherans and 9. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther 27% people with no religious affiliation. ^[2]

Partner towns

• Nepomuk, Czech Republic
• Hukvaldy, Czech Republic
• Wisła, Poland
• Anykščiai, Lithuania
• Omiš, Croatia

People

• Andrej Sládkovič, poet

References

Part of the information is based on the corresponding article on the German Wikipedia

External links

• Official website (Slovak)