Nemšová (Hungarian: Nemsó) is a town in the Trenčín District, Trenčín Region in northwestern Slovakia.
Nemšová | |
|---|---|
Town | |
.jpg) Church of Saint Archangel Michael | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Nemšová Location of Nemšová in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′38″N 18°06′59″E / 48.96056°N 18.11639°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Trenčín |
| First mentioned | 1246 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ján Mindár |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.44 km2 (12.91 sq mi) |
| (2022) | |
| Elevation | 245[2] m (804[2] ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,292 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 914 41[2] |
| Area code | +421 32[2] |
| Car plate | TN |
| Website | www.nemsova.sk |
Geography
editIt is located in the Ilava Basin on the Váh and Vlára rivers at the foothills of the White Carpathians. It is 15 km (9.32 mi) from Trenčín and 10 km (6.21 mi) from the Czech border.
History
editThe first written record about Nemšová was in 1246. The present-day town exists since 1989, when it was created by merger of the villages of Nemšová, Ľuborča, Kľúčové and Trenčianska Závada.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2001 census, the town had 6,136 inhabitants. 98.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.1% Czechs and 0.1% Moravians.[4] The religious makeup was 92.9% Roman Catholics, 4.6% people with no religious affiliation, and 0.6% Lutherans.[4]
Twin towns — sister cities
edit
Hluk, Czech Republic
References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ "Partnerské mesto Hluk". nemsova.sk (in Slovak). Nemšová. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
External links
edit
 | This Trenčín District location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |