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Poltár is a town and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
Poltár | |
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 Turkish bridge in Poltár | |
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| Coordinates: 48°25′50″N 19°47′51″E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Poltár |
| First mentioned | 1246 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martina Brisudová |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.52[1] km2 (11.78[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242[2] m (794[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 5,235[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 987 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 47[2] |
| Car plate | PT |
| Website | www.poltar.sk |
Geography
The town is located in the Southern Slovak basin near the river Ipeľ, south of the Revúcka Hills, which is part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, around 18 km (11.18 mi) from Lučenec. It is home to a small production bespoke crystal maker called Slovglass Poltar that currently supplies Debenhams plc department stores in the UK and Ireland.[4]
History
Poltár was first mentioned in 1246 as silva Polta. It received town privileges in 1969.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,099 inhabitants. 97.49% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.95% Roma, 0.51% Hungarians and 0.41% Czechs.[5] The religious make-up was 50.14% Roman Catholics, 22.89% people with no religious affiliation and 20.79% Lutherans.[5]
People
- Ivan Gašparovič, the former President of Slovakia was born here.
References
- "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.
- "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Slovglass Poltár, s.r.o." www.slovglass.sk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
External links
Media related to Poltár at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Municipal website (in Slovak)
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На других языках
[de] Poltár
Poltár (ungarisch Poltár) ist eine Stadt in der Mittelslowakei.- [en] Poltár
[ru] Полтар
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