Horná Streda

Geobox | Settlement
name = Horná Streda
category = Village


image_caption = Church


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country = Slovakia
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region = Trenčín
district = Nové Mesto nad Váhom
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elevation = 203
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 39
lat_s = 24
lat_NS = N
long_d = 17
long_m = 50
long_s = 32
long_EW = E
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area = 9.827
area_round = 2
population = 1263
population_date = 2005
population_density = auto
established = 1263
established_type = First mentioned
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postal_code = 916 24
area_code = +421-32
code = NM
code_type = Car plate
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Horná Streda in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Trenčín Region - outline map.svg
map1_size = 208
map1_background = Trenčín Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Horná Streda in the Trenčín Region
map1_locator = Trenčín Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven420304&lstObec506001&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
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Horná Streda is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 169 metres and covers an area of 9.827 km². It has a population of about 1300 people. The village lies about 7 km north of Piešťany and approximately 12 km south of Nové Mesto nad Váhom. Horná Streda is about an hour's drive away from Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

The village lies on the banks of the river Váh and is the site of a small hydroelectric power plant.

External links

*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
* [http://www.seas.sk/index.php?_core_cnt_SetActiveGroup=185 Description of the power plant] (in Slovak language)
* [http://www.slasta.sk/ Local plant breeding station] (in Slovak language)