Hriňová

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name = Hriňová
category = Town
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country = Slovakia
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region = Banská Bystrica
district = Detva
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parent = Podpoľanie
parent_type = Tourism region
river = Slatina
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elevation = 500
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long_d =19 | long_m =31 | long_s =22 | long_EW =E
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area = 126.49
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population =8067 | population_date = 31 December 2005
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established = 1891
established_type = Separation
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mayor = Rudolf Gonda
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map_caption = Location of Hriňová in Slovakia
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_locator =Slovakia
map1 =Banská Bystrica Region - outline map.svg
map1_caption = Location of Hriňová in the Banská Bystrica Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430604&lstObec518468&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = http://www.hrinova.sk
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Hriňová ( _de. Hrinau; _hu. Herencsvölgy) is a town in the Detva District of central Slovakia.

Geography

The town is located on the Slatina river, under the Poľana mountains. It is located app. 13 km from Detva and 40 km from Zvolen. A dam is located above the town.

History

At first, the town was a part of Detva municipality, which arose in the 17th century. In 1891, Hriňová became a separate municipality from Detva. It has town status since 1 January 1989.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 8,289 inhabitants. 98.56% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.42% Czechs and 0.35% Roma.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-12-28] The religious make-up was 88.85% Roman Catholics, 6.19% people with no religious affiliation and 2.10% Lutherans.

References

External links

* [http://eng.hrinova.sk/ Municipal website]