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 Town hall of Ružomberok
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Žilina | |
| District | Ružomberok | |
| Tourism region | Liptov | |
| River | Váh | |
| Elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) | |
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| Area | 126. 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. Ružomberok District ( okres Ružomberok) is a district inthe Liptov is an informal designation of region in Slovakiam part of the former Kingdom of Hungary Liptó county. 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 72 km² (49 sq mi) | |
| Population | 29,906 (2006-12-31) | |
| Density | 237 /km² (614 /sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1233 | |
| Mayor | Michal Slašťan | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 034 01 | |
| Phone prefix | 421-44 | |
| Car plate | RK | |
   Location in Slovakia
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| Wikimedia Commons: Ružomberok | ||
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | ||
| Website: http://www.ruzomberok.eu/en/ | ||
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Geography
It is situated at the westernmost reaches of the Sub-Tatra Basin, more exactly its subdivision Liptov Basin, surrounded by the mountain ranges of Chočské vrchy, Greater Fatra and Low Tatras. The Podtatranská kotlina (literally Sub-Tatra Basin or Basin under Tatra(s is a basin in Slovakia, part of the Fatra-Tatra Area, which belongs to the Inner Greater Fatra (also Great Fatra) or Veľká Fatra ( Slovak) is a Mountain range in the Western Carpathians in Slovakia The Low Tatras or Low Tatra (Nízke Tatry Alacsony Tátra is a Mountain range in central Slovakia. Rivers flowing through the town are Váh, from east to west, Revúca, a left tributary from the south, on the way to Banská Bystrica and Likavka brook from the north, on the way to Dolný Kubín. Banská Bystrica ( Hungarian:Besztercebánya ( previously known also by several alternative names) is a key City in central Slovakia located Dolný Kubín ( Unterkubin Alsókubin is a town in northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region. The town is located around 65 km from Žilina, 190 km from Košice and 260 km from Bratislava (by road). Žilina ( Sillein Zsolna names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava. Košice (; Hungarian: Kassa; (also known by other alternative names) is a city in eastern Slovakia. ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Besides the main settlement, it also has "city parts" of Biely Potok, Černová, Hrboltová and Vlkolínec.
Climate
Climate is moderate, varies from hot in summer, to very cold in winter. There are four distinct seasons: spring (wet, moderate warm), summer (hot, very wet), autumn (dry) and winter (very cold). Ružomberok is located in the rain shadow of the mountain ranges of Greater Fatra and Chočské vrchy. Total annual precipitation is 727 mm. Annual average of days with snow cover is 68. The highest snow cover ever recorded was 92 cm. Extreme temperatures: high: +37°C (2007), low: -38°C (1949, 1986).
History
The first written mention about settlement was in 1233 as terra Reuche. The town was established by the German colonists. Carpathian Germans (Karpatendeutsche Felvidéki németek Slovak: Karpatskí Nemci) sometimes simply called Slovak Germans (German Slowakeideutsche It got its town rights in 1318. In 1340, King Charles Robert confirmed its town rights and extended more. Charles I of Hungary (Károly Róbert Karlo Robert Karol Róbert (1288 Naples, Italy &ndash 16 July 1342, Visegrád, However, its growth was interrupted as it was placed under Likavka rule. Likavka is a Village and Municipality in Ružomberok District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
In the 19th century, it was one of the centres of Slovak national movement. It slowly became one of the industrial and financial centres of today's Slovakia, particularly after the Košice-Bohumín Railway was completed in 1871, when many new factories emerged - paper and pulpwood works, but also brick works (1871) or the textile industry. The Košice - Bohumín Railway (Košicko-bohumínská dráha Košicko-bohumínska železnica Kolej koszycko-bogumińska Kaschau-Oderberger Bahn Kassa-Oderbergi Vasút
In 1907, in Černová, which was rather a street than part of the town that is today, happened event known as Černová tragedy, when the local inhabitants refused appointed priest Martin Pazúrik from Lisková instead of their native Andrej Hlinka and the appointed priest couldn't move to sanctify newly built local church, the gendarmes fired four times to the angry crowd and killed 15 people. The Černová tragedy (or Černová massacre, Černovská tragédia Csernovai tragédia was a bloody massacre that happened in Černová (then officially Csernova Andrej Hlinka ( September 27, 1864 - August 16, 1938) was a Slovak politician and Catholic priest one of the most
After break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918, it became part of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. However, when Czechoslovakia was broken up in 1939, it was incorporated into the first Slovak Republic and was a capital of one of the counties, the Tatra county (Tatranská župa). The Slovak Republic ( Slovak: Slovenská republika) was an independent national Slovak state which existed from 14 March 1939 It became part of Czechoslovakia again in 1945 and after dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992/1993 it became part of Slovakia. The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on January 1 1993, saw Czechoslovakia split into two separate countries the Czech Republic
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 30,417 inhabitants. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 96. 64% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 95% Roma and 0. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 87% Czech. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic [1] The religious make-up was 75. 47% Roman Catholics, 14. 65% people with no religious affiliation, and 5. 46% Lutherans. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther [1]
Landmarks and culture
The centre of the town is located at the Andrej Hlinka square (Námestie Andreja Hlinku). Among the sights in or around the square are the Roman Catholic Church of St. Andrew, first mentioned in 1318 and originally built as a Gothic, but now is in a Renaissance-Baroque style, town hall, built in 1895 in the neo-Baroque style and the church and monastery of the Holy Cross (built 1806 and 1730 respectively).
Cultural institutions in the towns include the Liptov Museum, established in 1912 and has also exhibitions outside the town, including Likava Castle just outside the town and the Museum of the Liptov Village in Pribylina. Pribylina is a Village in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, at the foot of Kriváň, The Ľudovít Fulla Gallery is a branch of the Slovak National Gallery and is dedicated to Fulla's works of art. Ľudovít Fulla ( February 27, 1902, Ružomberok – April 21, 1980, Bratislava) was a Slovak painter The Slovak National Gallery (Slovenská národná galéria abbreviated SNG is a network of galleries in Slovakia.
Other sights within the town include the Evangelic church from 1923-1926, historic building of the railway station from 1871, now protected as a national historic monument, Calvary above the town in the Classicist style, built in 1858, synagogue from 1880 and the church in Černová, where the tragedy in 1907 happened. [2]
Attractions in the surroundings include the Čebrať mountain (1,054 m), Vlkolínec village, inscribed in 1993 to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list, and the skiing area of Malinô Brdo (also called Malinné). Vlkolínec, Slovakia is a picturesque city part of the town of Ružomberok, historically a separate village United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex
Sport
The women's basketball team MBK Ružomberok was successful in European club competitions, it won FIBA cup twice. MBK Ružomberok is a women's Basketball club in Ružomberok. It was established in 1941 and plays in the elite leagues since 1979 (then in Czechoslovakia Ružomberok also has a football team, MFK Ružomberok, playing the highest division of Slovak league - Corgoň liga. MFK Ružomberok is a Slovak football club playing in the town of Ružomberok. The Corgoň Liga is the top division of Slovak football. There are 12 teams in the competition In 2006, they won Corgoň liga and also Slovenský pohár. The Slovak Cup (Slovenský Pohár is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football.
Famous people
- Ľudovít Fulla, painter, graphic artist, illustrator, stage designer and art teacher
- Dušan Galis, football coach and former football player
- Andrej Hlinka, politician, priest, and activist
- Peter Lorre, Hollywood actor
- Dušan Makovický, personal physician of Leo Tolstoy
- Dárius Rusnák, ice hockey player
- Jozef Vengloš, former footballer, manager, and FIFA football expert
Partner towns
See also
References
- ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Ľudovít Fulla ( February 27, 1902, Ružomberok – April 21, 1980, Bratislava) was a Slovak painter Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e A graphic designer (also known as a graphic artist and communication designer) is a professional within the Graphic design and Graphic arts industry For the vector -based drawing program by Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. Scenic design (also known as stage design, set design or production design) is the creation of theatrical, as well as Film or For general education in the broad range of Arts see Arts education, for education in the Performing arts see Performing arts education Dušan Galis (born November 24 1949, Ružomberok) is a Slovak Politician, a football trainer and a former Czechoslovak Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Andrej Hlinka ( September 27, 1864 - August 16, 1938) was a Slovak politician and Catholic priest one of the most Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Leo Tolstoy, or Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy ( –) (Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й, was a Russian Writer widely regarded Dárius Rusnák (born December 2, 1959 in Ružomberok, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played in the Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Jozef Vengloš (born 18 February 1936) is a former Slovakian football player and coach. Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Bački Petrovac ( Serbian: Бачки Петровац Bački Petrovac, Slovak: Petrovec or Báčsky Petrovec, Hungarian Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Hlučín (ˈɦlutʃiːn Hultschin Hulczyn is a Town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The Černová tragedy (or Černová massacre, Černovská tragédia Csernovai tragédia was a bloody massacre that happened in Černová (then officially Csernova Vlkolínec, Slovakia is a picturesque city part of the town of Ružomberok, historically a separate village The Catholic University in Ružomberok (Katolícka univerzita v Ružomberku is a university in the town of Ružomberok in northern Slovakia. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-12-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the
- ^ Sights on the page ubytovanie.ruzomberok.eu
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