Kysucké Nové Mesto

Geobox|Settlement
name = Kysucké Nové Mesto
category = Town
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image_caption = Centre of the city (square "Slobody")


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country = Slovakia
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state =
region = Žilina
district = Kysucké Nové Mesto
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parent = Severné Považie
parent_type = Tourism region
river = Kysuca
location =
elevation = 358
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lat_d =49 | lat_m =17 | lat_s =54 | lat_NS =N
long_d =18 | long_m =47 | long_s =12 | long_EW =E
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area = 26.414
area_round = 3
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population =16470 | population_date = 2005-12-31
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established =1246
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mayor = Ján Hartel
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map_caption = Location of Kysucké Nové Mesto in Slovakia
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Žilina Region - outline map.svg
map1_caption = Location of Kysucké Nové Mesto in the Žilina Region
map1_background = Žilina Region - background map.png map1_locator = Žilina Region
commons = Kysucké Nové Mesto
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430504&lstObec509256&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = http://www.kysuckenovemesto.sk
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Kysucké Nové Mesto ( _de. Kischützneustadt / "Oberneustadl"; _hu. Kiszucaújhely) is a town in Žilina Region, Slovakia, near the the city of Žilina.

History

The first written record to the Kysuce region, which was relatively uninhabited at that time, was in 1244, and to the town in 1325 under name "Congsberg". The inhabitants were living from agriculture, handicraft and trade.

Geography

Kysucké Nové Mesto lies at an altitude of convert|358|m|ft|0 above sea level and covers an area of convert|26.414|km2|sqmi|1. It is located in the Kysuca river valley, between the Javorníky and Kysucká vrchovina mountains, about 10 km north of Žilina.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 16,558 inhabitants. 95.13% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.02% Czechs and 0.79% Roma and Germans.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-01-25] The religious make-up was 86.20% Roman Catholics, 6.79% people with no religious affiliation and 0.47% Lutherans.

References

External links

* [http://www.kysuckenovemesto.sk/ Official website] sk icon