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Jelšava (German: Eltsch or Jelschau; Hungarian: Jolsva; Latin: Alnovia) is a town and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Jelšava
Town
Protestant church
Jelšava
Location of Jelšava in the Banská Bystrica Region
Jelšava
Jelšava (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°37′32″N 20°14′22″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictRevúca
First mentioned1243
Government
  MayorMilan Kolesár
Area
  Total46.79[1] km2 (18.07[1] sq mi)
Elevation
258[2] m (846[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total3,171[3]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
049 16[2]
Area code+421 58[2]
Car plateRA
Websitewww.jelsava.sk

Etymology


The name is derived from Slovak jelša (alder). Jelšava means "a place overgrown with alders" or "a forest with alders".[4]


Geography


The town lies in the Revúcka vrchovina highlands at the border of the Slovak Ore Mountains and Slovak Karst, in the valley of the Muráň river, at an altitude of around 258 m. It is located by road around 10 km (6.21 mi) from Revúca, 100 km (62.14 mi) from Banská Bystrica and 105 km (65.24 mi) away from Košice.

Along to the main settlement, it also has "part" Teplá Voda, bit north-west of the town.


History


In historical records, the town was first mentioned in 1243 (1243 Illswa, 1271 Elswa, 1344 Ilsua, 1564 Jelssawa, 1573 Jolssowa, 1582 Ölch alias Ilschwa, 1594 Oltcz, 1592 Jelsowa, Josuach) as an important town and hammer, hosting German and Hungarian colonists. In the time it was ruled by Desiderius of the Ratoldy family, who was the founder of a new family, the Ilsvay (meaning "from Jelšava"). In 1556, Jelšava was besieged by Turks, to whom it had to pay tributes. In this period Protestantism arrived in the town. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire as part of Filek sanjak (Its centre was Rima Sonbot) during periods of 1554-1593 and 1596-1686. It was known as "Yoşva" during Ottoman period.[5] In the 17th century, Jelšava passed to the Bocskay family. The first magnesite furnace in present-day Slovakia was built in 1894. After breakup of Austria-Hungary in 1918, the town passed to Czechoslovakia, which controlled the town lied until 1993, with exception of years 1938–1945, when it was occupied by Hungary (see First Vienna Award). In 1993, the town became a part of Slovakia.


Demographics


According to the 2001 census, the town had 3,287 inhabitants. 84.39% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 9.49% Roma, 2.46% Hungarians and 1.16% Czechs.[6] The religious make-up was 40.77% Roman Catholics, 28.02% people with no religious affiliation and 16.28% Lutherans.[6]


Twin towns — sister cities


Jelšava is twinned with:[7]


Famous people



See also



References


  1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (19)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (1): 22.
  5. Osmanlılar Hakimiyeti Devrinde Slovakya'daki Vergi Sistemi Hakkında, Jozef Blaskovics
  6. "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  7. "Partnerské mestá". jelsava.sk (in Slovak). Jelšava. Retrieved 2019-09-09.

Genealogical resources


The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Kosice, Slovakia"




На других языках


[de] Jelšava

Jelšava (deutsch Eltsch oder älter Jelschau und Ilsau,[1] ungarisch Jolsva oder älter Jólsva, lateinisch Alnovia) ist eine Stadt in der Mittelslowakei im Okres Revúca. Sie befindet sich im hügeligen Vorland am Südrand des Slowakischen Erzgebirges im mittleren Muráňtal, 11,5 Kilometer von Revúca, 100 Kilometer von Košice sowie 105 Kilometer von Banská Bystrica entfernt.
- [en] Jelšava

[ru] Елшава

Е́лшава (словацк. Jelšava, нем. Jelschau, венг. Jolsva) — город в центральной Словакии в области Словацких Рудных гор. Население — около 3 тысяч человек.



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