Nová Dubnica

Coordinates: 48°55′59″N 18°08′38″E / 48.93306°N 18.14389°E / 48.93306; 18.14389

Nová Dubnica
Town
Coat of arms
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Ilava
Elevation	240 m (787 ft)
Coordinates	48°55′59″N 18°08′38″E / 48.93306°N 18.14389°E / 48.93306; 18.14389
Area	11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population	12,358 (2004)
Density	1,094 / km2 (2,833 / sq mi)
Mayor	Peter Marušinec (Smer-SD, SNS)
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	01851
Area code	+421-42
Car plate	IL
Location of Nová Dubnica in Slovakia
Wikimedia Commons: Nová Dubnica
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.novadubnica.sk

Nová Dubnica (German: Neudubnitz; Hungarian: Újtölgyes) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.

Geography

It is located in the Ilava Basin at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains.

History

The town was established in the 1950s originally for the purpose of housing workers of the local heavy machinery factory Závody ťažkého strojárstva. Therefore it can be described as a bedroom community. Construction started in 1951, and became separate from Dubnica nad Váhom and from parts of cadastral areas of Trenčianske Teplice and Veľký Kolačin municipalities in 1957 and was named Nová Dubnica and received town rights in 1960. In 1971 municipality of Kolačín made of Malý Kolačín and Velký Kolačín was annexed to the town.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 12,358 inhabitants. 95.6% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.8% Czechs and 0.2% German and Hungarians.^[1] The religious makeup was 70.8% Roman Catholics, 20.7% people with no religious affiliation, and 3.4% Lutherans.^[1]

Famous people

• Júlia Liptáková, Slovak model
• Pavol Demitra. Professional ice hockey player with the Vancouver Canucks.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2007-11-06. 

External links

• Official website