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Vígľaš (Hungarian: Végles) is a village and municipality in Detva District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Vígľaš
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°34′N 19°18′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Detva
First mentioned	1393
Area
• Total	31.97[1] km2 (12.34[1] sq mi)
Elevation	352[2] m (1,155[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,530[3]
Postal code	962 02[2]
Area code	+421 45[2]
Car plate	DT

Etymology

The name is of Hungarian origin: vég les (Weegles 1395), free translation "at the end", "a tree stand at the edge". The name was motivated by a royal hunting ground.[4]

Climate

Lowest ever temperature recorded in Slovakia was recorded in Vígľaš in Pštrusa neighbourhood. During early morning of 11 February 1929, the temperature of -41,0 °C was recorded here. The record remains in place to this day. The temperature, however, was not the lowest in then-Czechoslovakia, beaten by 1,2 °C recorded in Litvínovice.[5][6]

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References

External links

• Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

На других языках

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[de] Vígľaš

Vígľaš (bis 1927 slowakisch „Víglaš“; ungarisch Végles) ist eine Gemeinde in der Mittelslowakei mit 1565 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020).

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- [en] Vígľaš

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