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Bytča Town 
Country Slovakia Region Žilina District Bytča Tourism region Horné Považie River Váh Elevation 308 m (1,010 ft) Coordinates 49°13′27″N 18°33′51″E / 49.22417°N 18.56417°E Area 43.168 km2 (16.667 sq mi) Population 11,595 (31 December 2006) Density 269 / km2 (697 / sq mi) First mentioned 1234 Mayor Peter Korec Timezone CET (UTC+1) - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 014 01 Area code +421-41 Car plate BY 
Location of Bytča in Slovakia
Location of Bytča in the Žilina RegionWikimedia Commons: Bytča Statistics: MOŠ/MIS Website: www.bytca.sk Bytča (Hungarian: Nagybiccse) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located at the Váh river near the cities of Žilina and Považská Bystrica. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism.
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History
The town arose in 1946 by a merger of the settlements Malá Bytča (including Beňov and Mikšová), Veľká Bytča and Hliník nad Váhom. The first written reference to the town's main part Veľká Bytča dates from 1234 as terra Bycha.[1] The settlement got its town charter in 1378. It was the seat of a feudal dominion and later a town with many craftsmen. In Hungarian, it was known as Biccse.
Landmarks
The town features a famous castle built as a water castle in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th century in Renaissance style. The town also houses the Wedding Palace from 1601, which is the only building of this kind in Slovakia, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical bourgeoisie houses, an archive, and a museum (in the Wedding Palace).
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 11,150 inhabitants. 98.27% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0.58% Czechs.[2] The religious make-up was 90.87% Roman Catholics, 4.35% people with no religious affiliation and 1.51% Lutherans.[2]
Economy
Today, the town is home to machine (Kinex), textile, wood processing (sports equipment), and food (brewery) industries.
Boroughs
Boroughs (year of merge in brackets):
- Beňov (c. 1899 with Malá Bytča)
- Hliník nad Váhom (1946)
- Hrabové (1971); Hungarian: Hrabova)
- Malá Bytča (1946); Hungarian: Kisbiccse), German: Klein-Bitsch) (She was also called Miksofalva between 1907–1919)
- Mikšová (1907 with Malá Bytča)
- Pšurnovice (1971); Hungarian: Psurnovicz
- Veľká Bytča (1946; Hungarian: Nagybiccse, German: Groß-Bitsch)
Famous people
- Adolf Neubauer, Jewish scholar
- Jozef Tiso, president of the Slovak State
References
- ^ Chronológia mesta Bytča
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
External links
Bytča · Hlboké nad Váhom · Hvozdnica · Jablonové · Kolárovice · Kotešová · Maršová-Rašov · Petrovice · Predmier · Súľov-Hradná · Štiavnik · Veľké Rovné
Categories:- Cities and towns in Slovakia
- Castles in Slovakia
- Villages and municipalities in Bytča District
- Žilina Region
- Populated places established in 1946
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