Pezinok

Geobox | settlement
name = Pezinok
category = Town
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image_caption = A church in Pezinok


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country = Slovakia
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region = Bratislava
district = Pezinok
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elevation = 152
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 17
lat_s = 31
lat_NS = N
long_d = 17
long_m = 15
long_s = 58
long_EW = E
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area = 72.555
area_round = 3
population = 21334
population_date = 2005
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established = 1208
established_type = First mentioned
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mayor = Oliver Solga
mayor_party = independent
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Bratislava Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Bratislava Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location in the Bratislava Region
map1_locator = Bratislava Region
map1_size = 128
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven410107&lstObec508179&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.pezinok.sk/ www.pezinok.sk]
commons = Pezinok
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Pezinok ( _hu. Bazin; _de. Bösing) is a city in southwestern Slovakia. It is roughly 20 km northeast of Bratislava and has a population of 21,334 (2005).

Pezinok lies near the Little Carpathians and thrives mainly on viticulture and agriculture, as well as on brick making and ceramic(s) production.

History

Pezinok, or at least its surroundings, was for the first time mentioned in 1208 under name "terra Bozin". During the next few centuries, the town changed from a mining settlement to a vineyard town. It gained status of a free royal town on 14 June 1647. Pezinok had its most glorious era of wealth and prosperity in the 17th and 18th centuries, when it was also one of the richest towns in the Kingdom of Hungary. Its wealth was based on production of quality wines. In the 19th century, the town slowly began to industrialize: the first sulphuric acid factory in Hungary or the known brick works were established here. It boomed further after it was connected to railway. However, in the first half of the 20th century, it was declining, the vineyard production was declining, forcing many inhabitants to emigrate. It is growing again after the end of World War II.

Geography and tourism

Pezinok lies at an altitude of convert|152|m|ft|0 above sea level and covers an area of convert|72.555|km2|sqmi|1. It is located in the Danubian Lowland at the foothills of the Little Carpathians, around 20 km north-east of Bratislava. Another major city, Trnava, is located around 30 km to the north-east.

A ski resort is situated on the "Baba" mountain. The neighboring Little Carpathians offer numerous hiking paths. All of the city forests are part of the Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area.

Little Carpathians Museum ("Malokarpatské múzeum") is situated in Pezinok.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 21,082 inhabitants. 96.51% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.21% Czechs and 0.52% Hungarians.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-12-19] The religious makeup was 64.83% Roman Catholics, 21.02% people with no religious affiliation, and 8.22% Lutherans.

People

* Eugen Suchoň
* Dušan Slobodník

Partner towns

Pezinok has four partner towns:
* Neusiedl am See, Austria
* Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
* Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
* Izola, Slovenia

References

External links

* [http://www.pezinok.sk/index.php? Official Website]