Leopoldov

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name = Leopoldov
category = Town
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image_caption = Train station in Leopoldov


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country = Slovakia
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region = Trnava
district = Hlohovec
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parent = Dolné Považie
parent_type = Tourism region
river = Váh
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elevation = 143
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long_d =17 | long_m =46 | long_s =03 | long_EW =E
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area = 5.652
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population =4083 | population_date = 2005-12-31
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established = 1664
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mayor = Milan Gavorník
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map_caption = Location of Leopoldov in Slovakia
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_locator = Slovakia
map1 =Trnava Region - outline map.svg
map1_caption = Location of Leopoldov in the Trnava Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven420203&lstObec507253&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = http://www.leopoldov.sk
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Leopoldov (before 1948 "Mestečko"; German: "Leopold-Neustadtl"; _hu. Lipótvár) is a town in the Trnava Region of Slovakia, near the Váh river. It has a population of 4,083.

History

The town was founded in 1664-1669 as a fortress against the Ottoman Turks on the initiative of Emperor Leopold I (hence the name). It was granted town status in 1669. The fortress has served as a state prison since 1855. A village called "Leopold" (German also: "Leopoldstadt", Hungarian since 1873: "Lipótvár") was made part of Leopoldov in 1882. In modern Slovakia, Leopoldov is an important transfer point of railway tracks.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 3,999 inhabitants. 98.50% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.75% Czechs, 0.25% Roma and 0.18% Hungarians.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-12-20] The religious make-up was 84.40% Roman Catholics, 10.00% people with no religious affiliation and 3.25% Lutherans.

Partner towns

* Kuřim, Czech Republic
* Fertoszentmiklós, Hungary

References

External links

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