- Šaľa
Geobox|Settlement
name = Šaľa
category = Town
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symbol = Coat of arms of Šaľa.png
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country = Slovakia
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region = Nitra
district = Šaľa
municipality =
parent = Dolné Považie
parent_type = Tourism region
river =Váh
location =
elevation = 118
prominence =
lat_d =48 | lat_m =09 | lat_s =01 | lat_NS =N
long_d =17 | long_m =52 | long_s =39 | long_EW =E
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area = 44.967
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population =24256 | population_date = 31 December 2006
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established = 1002
established_type = First mentioned
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mayor = Martin Alföldi
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map_caption = Location in Slovakia
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Nitra Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Nitra Region - background map.png
map1_caption = Location in the Nitra Region
map1_locator = Nitra Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven420405&lstObec504025&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = http://www.sala.sk
footnotes =Šaľa (Audio|Sk-Sala.ogg|pronunciation; _hu. Vágsellye, _de. Schelle) is a
town in south-westernSlovakia .Geography
The town is located on the
Danubian Lowland , on both banks of theVáh River, around 65 km fromBratislava and 30 km fromNové Zámky . Except the town itself, it has also the borough of Veča on the left bank of the river and settlements of Hetméň and Kilič. The town lies in the warm climatic zone. [ [http://www.sala.sk/cms/index.php?id=160 Mesto Šaľa ] ]History
The town was first mentioned in 1002 in a document of
Pannonhalma abbey. It was promoted in 1536 into a market town. The railway, built in 1850 betweenVienna andBudapest speeded development. After 1918, the town was part ofCzechoslovakia , belonging for a short time between 1938 and 1945 to Hungary before being returned to Czechoslovakia.Demographics
According to the 2001
census , the town had 24,564 inhabitants. 79.72% of inhabitants wereSlovaks , 17.88%Hungarians , 0.48% Czechs and 0.40% Roma.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-12-15] The religious make-up was 66.63%Roman Catholics , 23.62% people with no religious affiliation and 4.00%Lutherans .Economy
The economy of the town is primarily based on the chemical industry, by the company Duslo Šaľa, bit east of the town. Other sectors include textile and construction industry.
Twin towns
*flagicon|Poland
Końskie ,Poland
*flagicon|FinlandKuhmo ,Finland
*flagicon|HungaryOroszlány ,Hungary
*flagicon|Czech RepublicTelč ,Czech Republic ee also
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FK Slovan Duslo Šaľa References
External links
* [http://www.sala.sk Official website]
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