Žiar nad Hronom

Geobox | settlement
name = Žiar nad Hronom
category = Town
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image_caption = Aluminium processing plant in Žiar nad Hronom


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country = Slovakia
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state =
region = Banská Bystrica
district = Žiar nad Hronom
municipality =
parent = Pohronie
parent_type = Tourism region
river = Hron
location =
elevation = 265
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 35
lat_s = 03
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 51
long_s = 39
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
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area = 39.06
area_round = 2
population = 19750
population_date = 31 December 2005
population_density = auto
established = 1075
established_type = First mentioned
date =
mayor = Ivan Černaj
mayor_party = independent
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Žiar nad Hronom in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 =Banská Bystrica Region - outline map.svg
map1_caption = Location of Žiar nad Hronom in the Banská Bystrica Region
map1_background = Banská Bystrica Region - background map.png map1_locator = Banská Bystrica Region
commons = Žiar nad Hronom
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430613&lstObec516589&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.ziar.sk www.ziar.sk]
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Žiar nad Hronom ( _de. Heiligenkreuz, _hu. Garamszentkereszt, until 1920 "Svätý Kríž" and until 1955 "Svätý Kríž nad Hronom") is a town in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia.

Geography

It is located in the Žiar Basin, on the Hron river, around 40 km from Banská Bystrica and 170 km from Bratislava. In addition to the main settlement with in 1969 annexed Horné Opatovce village, the town also has "parts" of Šášovské Podhradie (annexed 1971)

History

The first written record about area was in 1075 in a document of Benedictine abbey in Hronský Beňadik. A settlement with name "Cristur" was first mentioned in 1237, which became a town in 1246. The town was renamed from "Svätý Kríž nad Hronom" to its current name in 1955.

Economy

The main employer is the metallurgy factory company Slovalco, formerly called "Závody Slovenského národného povstania" ("Slovak National Uprising Works"), built in the 1950s.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 19,945 inhabitants. 94.27% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.97% Roma, 0.95% Czechs and 0.69% 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 62.07% Roman Catholics, 25.54% people with no religious affiliation and 3.19% Lutherans.

Partner towns

* Svitavy, Czech Republic

References

External links

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