Liptovský Hrádok
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Website | www.liptovskyhradok.sk |
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Liptovský Hrádok (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈliptɔwskiː ˈɦraːdɔk]; German: Neuhäusel in der Liptau; Hungarian: Liptóújvár) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the region of Liptov.
History
First mentioned in 1341, Liptovský Hrádok was named after the nearby castle. The castle, also known as Liptovský Hrádok, was built originally for use of the forestry commission, hunters of the area and the Catholic Church. The castle was later modified and furnished in the style of Louis XVI.[4] The name of the town and the castle literally means "little castle of Liptov". A salt processing facility was constructed in 1728 to collect salt for the Solivar Salt Works which now is part of Prešov, a Slovak city further to the East. This helped Liptovský Hrádok rise to some prominence in the region. The population centre of the town was the main street, which runs from the castle to the south continuing along to the Váh River and the hamlet of Prekážka. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Liptovský Hrádok was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
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Geography and climate
The region of Liptovský Hrádok is bordered by the
Facts about Liptovský Hrádok:
- Liptovsky Hradok had 731 inhabitants in 1869 and currently (in 2012) has 7,454 inhabitants. [1]
- Area of the town: 1.832 ha.
- Dovalovo is its town section with 1001 inhabitants
- Average yearly temperature: 6.3 °C (43 °F).
- Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C (88 °F)
- Minimum temperature: −25.0 °C (−13 °F)
- Absolute maximum: 34.4 °C (94 °F) (16.08.1952)
- Absolute minimum: −38 °C (−36 °F) (11.02.1929)
- Length of sunshine: 140 days per year
- Average rainfall per year 691 mm
- Average number of cold days year: 160.4 days
- Average number of summer days per year: 28.9 days
Cityscape and architecture
Drawing of Thomas Ender: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EdtSm1CwIPA/Rg6D-XjU47I/AAAAAAAAAQA/wTqLSdSWKuo/s400/0710lipt+hradok.jpg
Castle and manson with lakelet/pond: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090630/http://www.nasliptov.sk/image.php?url=files%2Fvylety%2F37.jpg&width=451&height=270&fit
Viem from high peak Skalka at Hradná Street: https://web.archive.org/web/20140429195230/http://visitliptov.sk/hlp-image/800x532/userdata/dtb/3271/profil//skalka.jpg
View at the part of "Limewood Alley" (Lipová alej) created in 1777: https://web.archive.org/web/20140430022911/http://visitliptov.sk/userdata/dtb/3293/profil/arboretum.jpg
Internal part of the Castle in winter: http://i.sme.sk/cdata/9/62/6278479/hlavna.jpg
Demographics
According to the 2001
Twin towns – sister cities
Liptovský Hrádok is twinned with:[6]
Česká Skalice, Czech Republic
Hradec nad Moravicí, Czech Republic
Nowy Targ, Poland
Stary Sącz, Poland
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ lhradok_SiteTitle Archived March 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ "Partnerské mestá" (in Slovak). Liptovský Hrádok. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
External links
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