Martin, Slovakia
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Martin (Slovak pronunciation:
History
From the second half of the 10th century until 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The first recorded reference to Martin in written sources is dated to 1284 under the name of Vila Sancti Martini.
In the turbulent 15th century, Martin suffered from many disasters, for example from the attack of the Hussites in 1433, when the town was burned down. Just ten years later, it was destroyed again by an earthquake and Martin started to be slowly degraded from royal to the privileged town and under direct influence of the Révay family.
Since the 18th century, Martin became centre of the
The town became the foremost Slovak cultural center in the 19th century. Several cultural institutions (including
The town lost some of its importance after Pressburg (today's Bratislava) became the capital of Slovakia in 1919. Today, it is the seat of the Slovak National Library and Slovak Matica.
The city of Martin won the United Nations Public Service Award in 2011 in the category: Preventing and Combating Corruption in the Public Service.[4]
Geography
Martin lies at an altitude of 395 metres (1,296 ft)
Climate
Martin lies in the
Climate data for Martin | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0 (33) |
3 (38) |
8 (47) |
14 (58) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
25 (76) |
25 (77) |
20 (67) |
14 (58) |
6 (44) |
1 (35) |
13 (56) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5 (22) |
−5 (23) |
−1 (30) |
3 (37) |
8 (46) |
10 (51) |
12 (54) |
12 (53) |
9 (47) |
5 (41) |
0 (33) |
−4 (26) |
4 (39) |
Average precipitation cm (inches) | 2.85 (1.12) |
2.67 (1.05) |
3.10 (1.22) |
4.08 (1.61) |
4.82 (1.90) |
6.99 (2.75) |
6.84 (2.69) |
5.19 (2.04) |
4.74 (1.87) |
4.19 (1.65) |
3.91 (1.54) |
3.42 (1.35) |
52.8 (20.79) |
Source: MSN Weather[6] |
Demographics
Martin has a population of 55,000 (as of December 31, 2016). Since end of 1990s when the population reached the top (more than 60,000) every year a slight decrease has been observed. According to the 2001
According to the 2011 census, 81.7% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.0% Czechs, 0.09% Roma, and 0.2% Hungarians and 16.2% did not specify nationality. The religious makeup was 34.3% Roman Catholics, 28.3% people with no religious affiliation, 21.1% did not specify religion and 13.2% Lutherans.[7]
Sights
The oldest building is a
Martin is surrounded by Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains, which in winter offer excellent conditions for skiing.
There is a historic mansion in the town of Záturčie in Martin district.
Economy
Martin is home to a Volkswagen Group-owned automotive industry production plant, under the Volkswagen Slovakia, a.s. subsidiary. Opened in 2000, it employs approximately 800 people. The city was hit hard in 2008 by the recession, as Volkswagen was forced to lay off over 200 workers. Other major industrial companies include ŽOS Vrútky (rail vehicles industry) or Prefa Sučany (concrete prefabricates).
The Danish shoe company ECCO is located near the Kosuty II borough in an industrial park. This park also hosts other companies such as MAR SK, GGB or Zinkpower.
The university hospital employs approximately two thousand persons: doctors, nurses and other staff. The printing company Neografia has clients in more than 15 European countries, where Neografia exports the decisive part of its production of books. Due to the economic crisis the unemployment rate rose to 10%, but was still below the national average rate. In March 2018, the unemployment rate was under 4%.[8] Many inhabitants work in nearby town Žilina, that is an important industrial center and major city of region.
Education
Martin is home to the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, which is one of three medical schools in Slovakia. Among its international students are up to 500 Norwegian and 100 Icelandic medical students.
The city's system of primary education consists of nine public schools, two private primary schools (BellAmos School), and two religious primary schools, enrolling in total 5,027 pupils. There is a plan to build a five-story high school near the main square. When completed, it will be the largest educational building in Slovakia apart from universities. The school will be named after Andrej Hlinka, a former Slovak politician.[9]
Secondary education is represented by two gymnasia with 828 students,
Sport
The division, the Handball 1st league.[13]
Transport
Martin lies on the crossroad that interconnect the main road (as well main railway) from Bratislava to Košice with Banská Bystrica. It is connected directly to Žilina, Turčianske Teplice and Ružomberok.
Public transport is not only in Martin itself, but it also extends to the surrounding town of
Martin is also served by
Twin towns — sister cities
Martin is
- Bački Petrovac, Serbia
- Békéscsaba, Hungary
- Fargo, United States
- Gotha, Germany
- Hoogeveen, Netherlands
- Jičín, Czech Republic
- Kalisz, Poland
- Balashikha, Russia
Notable people
- Janko Alexy, painter
- Miloš Alexander Bazovský, painter
- Peter Bartoš, ice hockey player, silver medal at the WCH 2000. 5× Slovak Extraliga Champion
- Martin Benka, painter
- Barbora Bobuľová, actress
- Tomáš Brcko, hockey player
- Zdeno Cíger, ice hockey player, 3× bronze medal at the WCH 1989, 1990, 2003
- Oľga Feldeková (born 1943), writer
- Oto Haščák, ice hockey player, 2× bronze medal at the WCH 1989, 1990. 1× Czech Extraliga Champion
- Stanislav Jančárik, or Estanislao Jancarik (in Spanish), architect who designed many buildings in Buenos Aires
- Janko Jesenský, writer
- Jaroslav Katriňák, endurance motorcycle racer, 9th overall place at 2007 Dakar Rally
- Dušan Kaprálik (1948-2023), actor
- Jana Kirschner (born 1978), pop singer
- Lucia Klocová, athlete, who specialises in the 800 metres
- Andrej Kmeť, scientist
- Ľuboš Kostelný, actor
- Zora Mintalová - Zubercová, ethnographer, historian and museologist
- Anton Neuwirth, presidential candidate, ambassador
- Martin Obuch, professional ice hockey player
- Lukáš Plank, pathologist
- Miloslav Schmidt, organizer of fire brigades
- Róbert Švehla, ice hockey player, bronze medal at the WCH 1992, 2003
- Radovan Somík, ice hockey player, world champion at the WCH 2002
- Peter Smrek, ice hockey player, world champion at the WCH 2002
- NHL, AHLCalder Cup Champion
- Pavol Steiner (1908–1969), Olympic water polo player, swimmer, and cardiac surgeon
- NLAChampion, 5× Slovakian Extraliga Champion
- Petra Vajdová, actress, Best Actress award at 2016 DOSKY Awards
- Ladislav Záborský, painter
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.
- ^ "UN Award". UN.
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Monthly Averages for Martin, Slovakia". MSN. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ "Statistics" (PDF). 2011 Census. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "ÚPSVaR". www.upsvar.sk.
- ^ "Prehľad základných škôl v školskom roku 2006/2007" (PDF) (in Slovak). Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "Prehľad gymnázií v školskom roku 2006/2007" (PDF) (in Slovak). Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva. Retrieved 2008-03-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Prehľad stredných odborných škôl v školskom roku 2006/2007" (PDF) (in Slovak). Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva. Retrieved 2008-03-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Prehľad združených stredných škôl v školskom roku 2006/2007" (PDF) (in Slovak). Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "KLUBY 1. ligy mužov". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ^ "Zoznam partnerských miest" (in Slovak). Martin. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
External links
- (in Slovak) Official municipal website of Martin