Trstená

Geobox | Settlement
name = Trstená
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category = Town


image_caption = Main square of Trstená


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country = Slovakia
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region = Žilina
district = Tvrdošín
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elevation = 607
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 21
lat_s = 42
lat_NS = N
long_d = 19
long_m = 36
long_s = 38
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
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area = 82.540
area_round = 3
population = 7551
population_date = 2005-12-31
population_density = auto
established = 1371
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Jozef Ďubjak
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Trstená in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Žilina Region - outline map.svg
map1_size = 224
map1_background = Žilina Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Trstená in the Žilina Region
map1_locator = Žilina Region
commons = Trstená
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430510&lstObec510106&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.trstena.sk www.trstena.sk]
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Trstená (Hungarian "Trsztena"; Polish "Trzciana"; Middle German "B [r] ingenstadt") is a city in Tvrdošín District, Žilina Region, central Slovakia.

It was first mentioned historically in 1371. It is a town that is nestled along the Orava River in the Slovak region of Orava.

Trstená lies only a few kilometres from the Polish border. The Tatra Mountains loom to the rast over rolling hills of open fields bordered by dense forests. The town lies on a road that leads directly to Poland and has a steady flow of semi-trucks from all over Europe.

A major employer of Trstená is the Matsushita Corporation. They manufacture components for Panasonic in a new state of the art facility.

Trstená had suffered some damage during the Second World War from the approaching Russians who shelled the town before taking it from the Germans.

The town had a Jewish Community before the War which is no longer present. The only remaining signs of their existence are an overgrown Jewish cemetery outside of Trstená, and an old Synagogue that is now a shoe store.

The town has enjoyed an economic surge since cross-border commerce has picked up with Slovakia and Poland both becoming members in the European Union.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 7,461 inhabitants. 98.82% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.42% Polish and 0.32% Czechs.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-02-17] The religious make-up was 94.33% Roman Catholics, 3.26% people with no religious affiliation and 0.78% Lutherans.

Famous people

*Hugolín Gavlovič, priest and author
*Martin Hattala, linguist
*Evelyn Lory, glamour model adult performer
*Milo Urban, author

References

External links

*http://www.trstena.sk