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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Lučenec |
| Tourism region | Novohrad |
| Elevation | 190 m (623 ft) |
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| Area | 47. 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 Lučenec District ( okres Lučenec) is a District in the Nógrád (-Hungarian in Latin comitatus Neogradiensis, in German Neuburg or Neograd, in Slovak Novohrad) was the name of a historic 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 791 km² (18 sq mi) |
| Population | 27,790 (31 December 2005) |
| Density | 581 /km² (1,505 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1247 |
| Mayor | Milan Marko |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 97401 |
| Phone prefix | 421-47 |
| Car plate | LC |
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| Wikimedia Commons: Lučenec | |
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: http://www.lucenec.sk | |
Lučenec (pronunciation ; German: Lizenz; Hungarian: Losonc; Latin: Lutetia, Lutetia Hungarorum) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-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. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak Banskobystrický Kraj) is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Historically, it was part, and in the 18th century the capital, of the Nógrád county of the Kingdom of Hungary. For the county see Nógrád (county. Nógrád is a village in Nógrád county Hungary. 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 In 1918, as a result of the Treaty of Trianon, it became a part of Czechoslovakia. The Treaty of Trianon is the peace treaty concluded at the end of World War I by the Allies of World War I, on one side and Hungary, seen as a successor Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The town has a large abandoned synagogue, built in 1924, which served a large Jewish population before World War II. A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Lučenec is the economic centre of the whole Novohrad region, which includes districts Rimavská Sobota, Poltár and Veľký Krtíš. Nógrád (-Hungarian in Latin comitatus Neogradiensis, in German Neuburg or Neograd, in Slovak Novohrad) was the name of a historic Rimavská Sobota District ( okres Rimavská Sobota) is a district Poltár District ( okres Poltár) is a district inthe Banská Veľký Krtíš District ( okres Veľký Krtíš) is a district
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History
Lučenec and its surroundings were inhabited in the Stone Ages. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking Slavs moved to this area in the 6th and 7th century as the first permanent settlers and the Magyars joined them in the 10th century. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary.
The first indirect mention of Lučenec was in 1128, when Lambert built a chapel in honour of Virgin Mary. The first direct mention of Lučenec was in 1247 under the name Luchunch, but until the first half of the 15th century it was only a village, and was located off the main trade routes. In 1442, Lučenec was conquered by the Hussites troops of John Giskra (Ján Jiskra) and in 1451 the Battle of Lučenec took place near the village between the troops of John Hunyadi and those of John Giskra, where Giskra emerged victorious. The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus or John Huss (c John Hunyadi ( Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus, Hungarian: Hunyadi János, (c
After the fall of the Fiľakovo castle in 1554, Lučenec was under the control of the Ottomans and their vassals until 1593, although they were threatening the town until late 17th century. Fiľakovo (Fülek Fülleck is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The town was burned down many times until the first half of the 19th century, when during the Revolutions of 1848/1849 it was occupied by the Russian imperial troops. The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European
The town underwent modernization in the 19th and 20th centuries, for example, new industries like brickworks or tannerries were built, telegraph line in 1865 and in 1871, it was connected to railway connecting Budapest and Žilina. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Žilina ( Sillein Zsolna names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava. After the World War I, Lučenec became part of Czechoslovakia, and, briefly in 1919, part of the Slovak Socialist Republic. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All From 1969 to 1990, the Slovak Socialist Republic ( Slovenská socialistická republika in Slovak; abbreviated SSR) was the official In 1938, Lučenec was annexed to Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award, and it lasted until 1945 when it was returned to Czechoslovakia. The First Vienna Award was the result of the First Vienna Arbitration ( November 2, 1938) which took place at Vienna 's Belvedere
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, there were 28,332 people living in the town, with majority of them being Slovaks (81. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 63%), with a minority of Hungarians (13. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. 11%) and with a small percentage of Roma (2. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 32%), Czechs (0. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic 61%) and others. The religious make-up was: 56. 56% Roman Catholics, 21. 12% people with no religious affiliation and 14. 77% Lutherans. [1]
Boroughs
Lučenec is divided into these boroughs:
- Lučenec
- Opatová
- Malá Ves
People
Gallery
 The Reformed church, built in 1853 |
 The Roman Catholic church |
 Abandoned synagogue in Lučenec |
References
- ^ Municipal Statistics. Sándor Petőfi (born January 1 1823, Kiskőrös, (slov Malý Kereš) Hungary – died most likely July 31 1849 Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
External links
- Official website (Slovak)
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