Myjava
Myjava | |
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Town | |
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Location of Myjava in the Trenčín Region | |
Coordinates: 48°44′57″N 17°33′52″E / 48.74917°N 17.56444°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trenčín |
District | Myjava |
Founded | 1586 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pavel Halabrín |
Area | |
• Total | 48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi) |
(2022) | |
Elevation | 313[2] m (1,027[2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,705 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 907 01[2] |
Area code | +421 34[2] |
Car plate | MY |
Website | www.myjava.sk |
Myjava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmijaʋa]; historically also Miava, German: Miawa, Hungarian: Miava) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
Geography
It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flows through the town. It is 10 km away from the Czech border, 35 km from Skalica and 100 km from Bratislava.
History
The settlement was established in 1533 and was colonized by two groups of inhabitants: refugees fleeing from the Ottomans in southern Upper Hungary (today mostly Slovakia) and inhabitants from north-western and northern Upper Hungary.
During the Revolutions of 1848, the first Slovak National Council met in the town as a result of the Slovak Uprising. Today, the house of their meeting is now part of the Museum of the Slovak National Councils, a part of the Slovak National Museum network.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Myjava was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 8 April 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Myjava and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, 95.5% of the inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.5% Czechs and 0.4% Roma.[4] The religious makeup was 51.4% Lutherans, 28.2% people with no religious affiliation and 14.2% Roman Catholics.[4]
Twin towns — sister cities
Dolní Němčí, Czech Republic
Kostelec nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
Flisa, Norway
Åsnes, Norway
Janošik, Serbia
Oroszlány, Hungary
Little Falls, NY[6]
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.
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ "Hodnotiaca správa programového rozpočtu mesta Myjava k 31. 12. 2018" (PDF). myjava.sk (in Slovak). Myjava. p. 20 (53). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ "Sister City signs spring up around Little Falls". Little Falls (N.Y.) Times Telegraph. August 26, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
External links
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