| Pezinok | |
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 A church in Pezinok
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Bratislava |
| District | Pezinok |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
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| Area | 72. 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 Bratislava Region (Slovak Bratislavský Kraj) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Pezinok District ( okres Pezinok) is a district inthe Bratislava 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 555 km² (28. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 014 sq mi) |
| Population | 21,334 (2005) |
| Density | 294 /km² (761 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1208 |
| Mayor | Oliver Solga (independent) |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 902 01 |
| Area code | +421-33 |
| Car plate | PK |
   Location in Slovakia
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  Location in the Bratislava Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Pezinok | |
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.pezinok.sk | |
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Pezinok lies at the Little Carpathians and thrives mainly on the viticulture and agriculture as well as on the brick making and ceramic(s) production. The Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty Kleinen KarpatenKis Kárpátok other translations to English are Lesser Carpathians or - wrongly - Small Carpathians are a low about
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History
Pezinok, or at least its surroundings, was for the first time mentioned in 1208 under name "terra Bozin". During the next few centuries, the town changed from a mining settlement to a vineyard town. It gained status of a free royal town on 14 June 1647. Pezinok had its most glorious era of wealth and prosperity in the 17th and 18th centuries, when it was also one of the richest towns in the Kingdom of Hungary. Its wealth was based on production of quality wines. In the 19th century, the town slowly began to industrialize: the first sulphuric acid factory in Hungary or the known brick works were established here. Sulfuric (or sulphuric acid, H 2 S[[oxygen O]]4 is a strong Mineral acid. It boomed further after it was connected to railway. However, in the first half of the 20th century, it was declining, the vineyard production was declining, forcing many inhabitants to emigrate. It is growing again after the end of World War II. 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
Geography and tourism
Pezinok lies at an altitude of 152 metres (499 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 72. 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 555 square kilometres (28. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 0 sq mi). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. [1] It is located in the Danubian Lowland at the foothills of the Little Carpathians, around 20 km north-east of Bratislava. The Serbian lowland is treated under Danube Plain (Serbia The Danubian Lowland or Danube Lowland (Podunajská nížina The Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty Kleinen KarpatenKis Kárpátok other translations to English are Lesser Carpathians or - wrongly - Small Carpathians are a low about Another major city, Trnava, is located around 30 km to the north-east. Trnava ( Nagyszombat Tyrnau Tyrnavia is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river
A ski resort is situated on the Baba mountain. The neighboring Little Carpathians offer numerous hiking paths. The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries but there are differences in usage All of the city forests are part of the Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area. Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area (Chránená krajinná oblasť Malé Karpaty is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia.
Little Carpathians Museum (Malokarpatské múzeum) is situated in Pezinok.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 21,082 inhabitants. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 96. 51% 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 21% Czechs and 0. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic 52% Hungarians. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. [1] The religious makeup was 64. 83% Roman Catholics, 21. 02% people with no religious affiliation, and 8. 22% Lutherans. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther [1]
People
Partner towns
Pezinok has currently 4 partner towns:
References
- ^ a b c Municipal Statistics. Eugen Suchoň ( September 25 1908, Pezinok &ndash August 5 1993, Bratislava) was one of the greatest Slovak Dušan Slobodník ( 11 April 1927, Pezinok - 13 December 2001, Bratislava) was a Slovak literary theoretician Neusiedl am See (Hungarian Nezsider) is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and administrative center of the district of Neusiedl am See. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Mosonmagyaróvár (Ugarski Stari Grad Možun Stari Grad Starograd is a town in northwestern Hungary, county Győr-Moson-Sopron. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Mladá Boleslav (ˈmladaː ˈbolɛslaf German: Jungbunzlau, Hebrew, Latin: Bumsla) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Izola ( Italian: Isola or Isola d'Istria) is an old fishing Town and a Municipality in southwestern Slovenia on the Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.
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