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Tisovec (Hungarian: Tiszolc, German: Theissholz, Latin: Taxovia) is a town in central Slovakia. Its population is around 4,000.

Tisovec
Town
Building of municipality office in Tisovec
Tisovec
Location of Tisovec in the Banská Bystrica Region
Tisovec
Location of Tisovec in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°40′50″N 19°56′44″E
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictRimavská Sobota
First mentioned1334
Government
  MayorIrena Milecová
Area
  Total123.42[1] km2 (47.65[1] sq mi)
Elevation
378[2] m (1,240[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total3,693[3]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
980 61[2]
Area code+421 47[2]
Car plateRS
Websitewww.tisovec.com

Location and landscape


Tisovec is situated in the valley of the river Rimava, at the foot of the Muránska planina plateau. The landscape there gives the impression of a small town in the mountains. Some other towns close to it are Brezno, Hnúšťa and Revúca.


History


The first settlement in the area dates all the way to the Bronze Age. The first written evidence of the town comes from the year 1334 during the reign of King Charles I of Hungary as Tizolc.

The name "Tisovec" comes from the yew tree (in Hungarian "tiszafa", in Slovak "tis"), which can be found in the hills around the town. Tisovec received its charter as a town at the end of the 15th century. The development of the town was halted by raids of the Ottoman Turks in the 16th and 17th centuries. The town's renaissance came in 1780, when Maria Theresia renewed its market privileges.


Demographics


According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,215 inhabitants. 95.75% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 2.87% Roma, 0.78% Czechs and 0.43% Hungarians.[4] The religious makeup was 34.59% people with no religious affiliation, 32.91% Lutherans and 29.54% Roman Catholics.[4]


Economy


Nowadays, there are two major employers in the town.

The Calmit company owns the local mine and produces lime. History of the mine goes all the way back to 1870.

CSM Tisovec is a machine building company with 530 employees and annual turnover of 0.5 billion Korunas. The company produces special extensions for trucks which enable them to work in severe conditions or build on the number of jobs that a particular truck can do. The company exports its products to several countries.

A Paper mill and the clothing industry have had a history in the town as well, although they are dying out due to globalization.

The town has touristic potential for its proximity to Muránska planina mountain karst. Also, the mineral water spring is worth mentioning.


Education


Besides the Vladimír Clementis Elementary School, there are two secondary education schools in Tisovec. An "industrial school" (technical college) founded in 1953 is able to board more students than it currently does. The Lutheran Gymnasium Tisovec, founded in 1992, The Lutheran Gymnasium is perceived to be among the better high schools in Slovakia. It is mostly a boarding school and has approximately 300 students


Twin towns — sister cities


Tisovec is twinned with:


Famous people


Tim Flakoll, Senator from North Dakota was among the volunteers who helped remodel and build the Christian Gymnasium in the early 1990s.


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. "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-15.



На других языках


[de] Tisovec

Tisovec (deutsch Theißholz, ungarisch Tiszolc, lateinisch Taxovia) ist eine Stadt im Neusohler Landschaftsverband im Süden der Slowakei mit 4056 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020).
- [en] Tisovec

[ru] Тисовец

Ти́совец (словацк. Tisovec, венг. Tisovec) — городок в центральной Словакии около Римавской Соботы. Население — около 4,2 тысяч человек.



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