Nováky
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Nováky is a town in the Prievidza District
, Trenčín Region
in western Slovakia
. Nováky Power Plant
, a thermal power plant is located near the town.
The town is one of the centres of brown coal mining in Slovakia.
valley, between the Vtáčnik
and Strážovské vrchy ranges, about 10 km (6.21 mi) from Prievidza
. In 1942, during the reign of the Nazi puppet government of "Independent" Slovakia, nearby barracks were used for the assembly and detention of Slovak Jews from all over the country, pending their deportation to Nazi death camps in German occupied Poland. The camp was guarded by the Slovak Hlinka Guard militia.
, the town had 4,402 inhabitants. 97.32% of inhabitants were Slovaks
, 0.89% Czechs
, 0.41 Roma and 0.25% Hungarians. The religious make-up was 75.91% Roman Catholics, 18.06% people with no religious affiliation and 1.57% Lutherans.
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Prievidza District
Prievidza District is a district inthe Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Nitra, apart from a small area in the south west around Handlová which formed part of the county of...
, Trenčín Region
Trencín Region
The Trenčín Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 9 districts .-Geography:It is located in the north-western Slovakia, has an area of 4,502 km² and a population of 600,386 . The Danubian Lowland reaches the region to Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Partizánske areas...
in western Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. Nováky Power Plant
Novaky Power Plant
Nováky Power Plant is a thermal power plant at Nováky, Slovakia It has a 300 metre tall chimney, built in 1976. Nováky Power plant is pixeled on Google Maps.-External links:* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b5455...
, a thermal power plant is located near the town.
The town is one of the centres of brown coal mining in Slovakia.
Geography
The town is located in the upper Nitra RiverNitra River
The Nitra is a 197 km long river in western Slovakia. It flows into the Váh river close to its confluence with the Danube in Komárno. Its source is in the Malá Fatra mountains north of Prievidza. The river Nitra passes through the towns of Bojnice, Topoľčany, Nitra and Nové Zámky....
valley, between the Vtáčnik
Vtácnik
Vtáčnik is a mountain range in central Slovakia, which is part of the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains and part of the Inner Western Carpathians....
and Strážovské vrchy ranges, about 10 km (6.21 mi) from Prievidza
Prievidza
Prievidza is a city in the central-western Slovakia. With 51,200 inhabitants it is one of the biggest municipalities in the Trenčín Region.-Features:...
. In 1942, during the reign of the Nazi puppet government of "Independent" Slovakia, nearby barracks were used for the assembly and detention of Slovak Jews from all over the country, pending their deportation to Nazi death camps in German occupied Poland. The camp was guarded by the Slovak Hlinka Guard militia.
History
The first written record about Nováky was in 1113 as Nuovac. It has town status since 1961.Demographics
According to the 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, the town had 4,402 inhabitants. 97.32% of inhabitants were Slovaks
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
, 0.89% Czechs
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
, 0.41 Roma and 0.25% Hungarians. The religious make-up was 75.91% Roman Catholics, 18.06% people with no religious affiliation and 1.57% Lutherans.
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