Žarnovica

Geobox | Settlement
name = Žarnovica
category = Town


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country = Slovakia
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region = Banská Bystrica
district = Žarnovica
commune =
municipality =
parent = Tekov
parent_type = Tourism region
river = Hron
location =
elevation = 230
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 28
lat_s = 48
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 43
long_s = 05
long_EW = E
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area = 30.399
area_round = 1
population = 6501
population_date = 2005
population_density = auto
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mayor = Kamil Danko
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Žarnovica in Slovakia
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map1 = Banská Bystrica Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Banská Bystrica Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Žarnovica in the Banská Bystrica Region
map1_locator = Banská Bystrica Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430612&lstObec27400&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.zarnovica.sk www.zarnovica.sk]
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Žarnovica ( _de. Scharnowitz; _hu. Zsarnóca) is a town and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. The town is situated in the Hron river valley. As of 2005, it had a population of 6,501 people.

History

The first written mention about Žarnovica is dated to 1332.

Geography

Žarnovica lies at an altitude of convert|230|m|ft|0 above sea level and covers an area of convert|30.4|km2|sqmi|1|lk=on.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic | date = | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-01-26] It is located in the Žiar Basin in central Slovakia, on the Hron River, between Vtáčník and Štiavnické vrchy mountain ranges.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,596 inhabitants. 95.59% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.61% Roma and 0.73% Czechs. The religious make-up was 78.73% Roman Catholics, 15.25% people with no religious affiliation and 1.32% Lutherans.

References

External links

* [http://www.zarnovica.sk/ Municipal website] sk icon