Zvolen
Town
City centre of Zvolen
Coat of arms
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Zvolen
Rivers	Hron, Slatina
Elevation	293 m (961 ft)
Coordinates	48°34′14″N 19°07′3″E / 48.57056, 19.1175
Area	98. 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 Zvolen District ( okres Zvolen) is a district inthe Banská This article is about the River Hron For the Rector of Prag-Suchdol see Jan Hron Hron (Hron Gran Garam Granus is a 298 km long left tributary of the Danube Slatina is the name of a 55 km (32 mi long river in Slovakia. 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 727 km² (38. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 119 sq mi)
Population	43,006 (2006-12-31)
Density	436 /km² (1,129 /sq mi)
First mentioned	1135
Mayor	Miroslav Kusein
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	960 01
Area code	+421-45
Car plate	ZV
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Banská Bystrica Region
Wikimedia Commons: Zvolen
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.zvolen.net

Zvolen (pronunciation (help·info); German: Altsohl is a town in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers, close to Banská Bystrica. 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. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million This article is about the River Hron For the Rector of Prag-Suchdol see Jan Hron Hron (Hron Gran Garam Granus is a 298 km long left tributary of the Danube Slatina is the name of a 55 km (32 mi long river in Slovakia. Banská Bystrica ( Hungarian:Besztercebánya ( previously known also by several alternative names) is a key City in central Slovakia located It is the seat of an okres (Zvolen District). An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. Zvolen District ( okres Zvolen) is a district inthe Banská The town has a historical center with an ancient castle.

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Sport 4 Famous people 5 Partner towns 6 References 7 External links 8 Pictures

History

Zvolen has been inhabited since the Paleolithic. The term Paleolithic (or Palaeolithic) (from Greek παλαιός palaios, " Old " and λίθος Lithos, "stone" In the 9th century, a Slavic settlement (today the Môťová neighborhood) became a regional center of what is now central Slovakia. Zvolen remained the capital of Zvolen county until the 1760s. Zólyom county (in Latin comitatus Zoliensis, in Hungarian Zólyom (vármegye, in Slovak Zvolenský komitát/ Zvolenská stolica/ Zvolenská župa In the 11th and 12th centuries, one of the largest medieval castles in Europe, Pustý hrad, was constructed. Pustý hrad is a Castle whose ruins are located on a forested hill near Zvolen in central Slovakia. The town, originally built under the castle, lied on an important trade route (Via Magna) from Buda to Kraków. Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Zvolen was granted town privileges by King Béla IV in the 1230s - as one of the first towns in the Kingdom of Hungary. 'City rights' redirects here See also Municipal charter. Town privileges were important features of European Towns during Béla IV (IV Béla (1206 &ndash 3 May 1270 King of Hungary and Croatia (1214-1270 Duke of Styria (1254-1258 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 The privileges were confirmed on December 28, 1243, after the original document was destroyed in war. Later, King Louis I the Great built a new castle, which became a popular hunting resort of the Hungarian kings. Louis I the Great (I (Nagy Lajos Ludwik Węgierski Serbian: Lajoš I/Лајош I Croatian: Ludovik I Czech: Ludvík I Zvolen Castle ( Slovak: Zvolenský zámok or incorrectly Zvolenský hrad) is a medieval Castle located on a hill near the center of Zvolen The future queen regnant Mary of Hungary and emperor Sigismund celebrated their wedding there in 1385. For the Habsburg consort of Louis II of Hungary, later Regent of the Netherlands see Mary of Austria (1505-1558 Mary of Hungary (c For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund ( February 14, 1368 – December 9,

In 1848-49, Ľudovít Štúr was a member of the Diet, with Zvolen as his constituency. Ľudovít Štúr ( October 29, 1815 – January 12, 1856) known in his era as Ludevít Velislav Štúr, was the leader of the In 1871-1872, two new railways were built and Zvolen became an important railroad hub and important industrial center. Zvolen played an important role during the Slovak National Uprising. The Slovak National Uprising ( Slovak: Slovenské národné povstanie, abbreviated SNP or 1944 Uprising was an armed Insurrection organized Two of its armored trains, which were made in the local railway manufactory, Hurban and Štefánik can be seen near the Zvolen castle. An armoured train is a Train protected with armour. Usually they are equipped with Railroad cars armed with Artillery and Machine guns The Armored train Hurban was an Armored train used during World War II, during the Slovak National Uprising. The Armored train Štefánik was a military train used during World War II (during the Slovak National Uprising) in Slovakia.

Zvolen is an important railroad, an important road hub and has a large timber factory and a technical university. An airport in nearby Sliač offers direct flights to Prague. Sliač Airport ( IATA: SLD, ICAO: LZSL) historically Letisko Tri Duby (literally "The Three Oaks Airport" - is an Sliač is a small Spa town located in central Slovakia, on the Hron river between Banská Bystrica and Zvolen. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The town square was modernized in 2002 and local businesses are popular with tourists. In wintertime an ice rink is constructed in the center and festive celebrations run throughout December.

Demographics

Zvolen has a population of 43,147 (as of December 31, 2005). ^[1] According to the 2001 census, 95. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 9% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 1. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 2% Czechs. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic The religious make-up was 52. 5% Roman Catholics, 26. 4% people with no religious affiliation, and 15% Lutherans. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther ^[1]

Sport

The local ice hockey team HKm Zvolen plays in the Slovak Extraliga. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level Ice hockey league in Slovakia.

Famous people

• Bálint Balassi, poet and nobleman
• Karol Beck, tennis player
• Jozef Cíger-Hronský, writer
• Ján Lašák, ice hockey player
• Vladimír Maňka, politician
• Vladimír Mečiar, politician
• František Velecký, actor

Partner towns

• Prachatice, Czech Republic
• Zwoleń, Poland
• Tótkomlós, Hungary
• Rivne, Ukraine

References

External links

• Official municipal website of Zvolen
• Technical University in Zvolen

Pictures

Zvolen Castle	Town center	Church in Zvolen	Armored train Hurban
Slatina river in Zvolen	Zvolen in 1596

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