| Rimavská Sobota | |
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Rimavská Sobota |
| Tourism region | Gemer |
| River | Rimava |
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
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| Area | 77. 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 Rimavská Sobota District ( okres Rimavská Sobota) is a district The article is about the historical region for the village in Slovakia, see Gemer (village. Rimava is a river in southern central Slovakia, which flows only in the Rimavská Sobota District. 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 550 km² (29. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 942 sq mi) |
| Population | 24,374 (2006-12-31) |
| Density | 314 /km² (813 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1271 |
| Mayor | Štefan Cifruš |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 979 01 |
| Phone prefix | 421-47 |
| Car plate | RS |
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| Website: http://www.rimavskasobota.sk | |
Rimavská Sobota (pronunciation ; Hungarian: Rimaszombat, German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. 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. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. 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 Rimava is a river in southern central Slovakia, which flows only in the Rimavská Sobota District. It has 24,374 inhabitants (2006). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The town is a historical capital of the Gemer and Malohont county (from 1850 to 1922). Gömör-Kishont ( Hungarian: Gömör és Kishont, Slovak: Gemer a Malohont, German: Gemer und Kleinhont) is the name of
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Geography
It is located around 250 km east of Bratislava and around 100 km from Banská Bystrica. ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Banská Bystrica ( Hungarian:Besztercebánya ( previously known also by several alternative names) is a key City in central Slovakia located The town, along with the district lies in the Rimava river valley in the Slovenské rudohorie mountains, in the Southern Slovak Basin. Rimavská Sobota District ( okres Rimavská Sobota) is a district Rimava is a river in southern central Slovakia, which flows only in the Rimavská Sobota District. The Slovenské rudohorie or Slovak Ore Mountains is an extensive Mountainous region of Slovakia 's Spiš region within the Carpathians There are two protected areas close to the town in the district, Cerová vrchovina to the south and Muránska planina National Park to the north. Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area (Chránená krajinná oblasť Cerová vrchovina is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. Muránska planina National Park (Národný park Muránska planina is one of the youngest national parks in Slovakia.
The town is composed of 11 parts/boroughs: Bakta, Dúžava, Kurinec, Mojín, Nižná Pokoradz, Rimavská Sobota, Sabová, Sobôtka, Včelinec, Vinice and Vyšná Pokoradz.
History
The first traces of settlement in the town's territory come from the Neolithic. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos Other archaeological discoveries are dated to the middle and late Bronze Age and Iron Age. 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 This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. Several tribes have passed through the area, including Celts, Germanic tribes and several others during the Migration Period. Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European -speaking peoples originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic The Migration Period, also called Barbarian Invasions, or sometimes Völkerwanderung ( German for "wandering of peoples" is the English name The Slavs have settled here most likely the 7th and 8th centuries. The old Hungarian tribes came at the beginning of the 10th century and settled in the 11th century. Medieval town was probably founded in the second half of the 11th century and became a market town.
The first written record about Rimavská Sobota was in 1271 as Rymoa Zumbota and belonged to the Archbishop of Kalocsa, who owned the land from 1150 to around 1340. Kalocsa ( Croatian: Kaloča or Kalača, Serbian: Kaloča or Калоча, German Kollotschau) is a town In 1334 the ownership changed to Tamás Széchenyi from Transylvania. The town received a privilege charted in 1335 on the basis of the Buda municipal law. Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or In the first half of the 15th century, it was a small town, and economic development had begun, when the first guilds were established. However, it was interrupted by Turkish occupation, first in 1553–1593 and then in 1596–1686. The town was growing again in the 18th century, with the guilds of tanners, weavers, shoe-makers and others being set up. It became a free privileged town in the 1790s. From 1850 to 1922 it was the capital of the Gemer and Malohont county. Gömör-Kishont ( Hungarian: Gömör és Kishont, Slovak: Gemer a Malohont, German: Gemer und Kleinhont) is the name of Industry started to develop in the 20th century, with a cannery being established.
After break-up of Austria-Hungary, the town was occupied by the Czechoslovak Legions in January 1919. Czechoslovak Legions ( Československé legie in Czech and Slovak were Czech and Slovak volunteer armed forces fighting together with the Entente powers However, the army of the Hungarian Soviet Republic came to the town in May 1919, but control reverted to Czechoslovakia in July 1919. The Hungarian Soviet Republic or Soviet Republic of Hungary (Magyarországi Tanácsköztársaság was a Communist regime established in Hungary from Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. After the First Vienna Award in 1938, the town belonged to Hungary to the end of 1944. The First Vienna Award was the result of the First Vienna Arbitration ( November 2, 1938) which took place at Vienna 's Belvedere During the Socialist Czechoslovakia, food industry developed here, for example sugar factory was established in 1966 and meat processing plant in 1977.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, there were 25,088 people living in the town, with majority of them being Slovaks (59. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 28%), with a significant minority of Hungarians (35. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. 26%), with a small percentage of Roma (3. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 01%) and others. The religion make-up was: 47. 84% Roman Catholics, 25. 44% without denomination, 10. 33 Protestants and 5. 26% not specified. [1]
Partner towns
Kolín, Czech Republic
Ózd, Hungary- Tiszaújváros, Hungary
Salonta, Romania
Swietochlowice, Poland
References
- ^ Municipal Statistics. Kolín (ˈkoliːn is a Town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic some 55 kilometres east from Prague lying on the Elbe river Ózd is a city in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county Northern Hungary, away from county seat Miskolc. Tiszaújváros is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county Northern Hungary, south-east of Miskolc, near the river Tisza. Salonta (Nagyszalonta Großsalontha is a city and municipality in Bihor county Transylvania, Romania Population The city has a population Świętochłowice (Schwientochlowitz 1941-1945 Schwingen) is a city in Silesia, Southern Poland with about 55500 inhabitants (2005 Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
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