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Poltár District
Poltár District (''okres Poltár'') is a district in the south of the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s .... It was established in 1996. In its present borders exists from 2002, when municipalities Pinciná and Nové Hony were assigned to the Lučenec District. It is the sixth smallest district in Slovakia. Poltár District consists of 22 municipalities, from which one has a town status. Municipalities References Districts of Slovakia {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Slovakia
An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. It is a second-tier territorial administrative unit, below a Regions of Slovakia, Region in standing, and superior to a municipality. Each district contains at least several municipalities. The cities of Bratislava and Košice are the only cities in Slovakia divided into internal urban districts, with five in Bratislava, and four in Košice. These urban districts are then further divided into smaller boroughs (which serve a function analogous to municipalities in typical districts). All other districts are larger in size and also include rural areas, and rural as well as urban municipalities. Each of these more typical districts has an urban centre serving as the seat of the district, usually the largest town (or the only town) of a given district. Rural municipalities are not legally allowed to become district seats. Map of current Slovak districts Characteristics Several districts form a "Region" (Slova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalinovo
Kalinovo ( hu, Kálnó) is a small village in Poltár District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1279. See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veľká Ves
Veľká Ves ( hu, Losoncnagyfalu) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. The most important sightseeing is baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...- classical evangelical church from 1772. In the village are foodstuff store and a public library. References External links * * Villages and municipalities in Poltár District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utekáč
Utekáč ( hu, Újantalvölgy) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. In the middle of Veporské vrchy, in the narrow valley of the Rimavica river, the village Utekáč is situated. Its name is derived from the ''útek'' (meaning ''escape'') of Hungarian king Bela IV ahead of the Tatars. The first mention about Utekáč is from the year 1593. Development of Utekáč began in 1787 when earl Forgáč came to the territory. He built up a few glassworks from which just the biggest – Clara – is preserved. Aboriginal inhabitants of the glasswork's colony moved in families of glassworks experts from Germany, Hungary, Bohemia and Moravia. Modern history began on 1 January 1993 with establishment of the separate village. Utekáč was only an industrial part of the village Kokava nad Rimavicou before. With its industrial and housing development it is a small town now. Its villages Salajka, Drahová, Havrilovo, Dlhá Lúka, Ďurk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uhorské
Uhorské ( hu, Ipolymagyari) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. In the village, there is a football pitch, a grocery store, a post office, a library, a kindergarten and an elementary school. The village has retained its agricultural characteristics. The most significant sight is an evangelical church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chris ... from 1700, which stands under state cultural protection. References External links * * Villages and municipalities in Poltár District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šoltýska
Šoltýska ( hu, Újantalfalva) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. The village is located in Slovenské rudohorie mountains. In Šoltýska had been sawmill and watermill in the past. Now the village is mostly touristic location with the chalets inside the village and its neighborhood, that use mostly city holidaymakers during the weekends. In 2012 the village had been location of techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ... music festival SlovTek . References External links * * Artistic photo gallery of Šoltýska Villages and municipalities in Poltár District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sušany
Sušany ( hu, Susány) is a village in the Poltár District of Slovakia. The village lies in the southern part of the historic area of Malohont, in the valley of the small river Suchá. History The first written notice about the village is from 1407, where it is mentioned as a property of Mikofalvy family. The art of pottery along with agriculture have been the main source of income for local people since the first settlements in the Bronze Age. However, in 1950s the last pottery kiln, called bana, was closed. Considerable part of extant products is kept in the pottery collection in Sušany, placed in the municipal office. Sightseeings The dominating feature of the village is classicist Roman Catholic Saint Anne Church, built in 1911. In the centre there is a municipal park with a World War II memorial A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selce, Poltár District
Selce ( hu, Telep) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s .... In the village there is a food store and a neoclassical evangelical church from the 19th century. References External links * * *http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/selcept/selce.html *http://www.citypopulation.de/php/slovakia-banskobystrickykraj.php?cityid=515515 Villages and municipalities in Poltár District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovňany
Rovňany ( hu, Ipolyróna) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s .... The village has post, football pitch, public library, foodstuff store and a gym hall. In Rovňany are located a distillery and fruit breeder station. References External links * * Villages and municipalities in Poltár District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poltár
Poltár is a town and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Geography The town is located in the Southern Slovak basin near the river Ipeľ, south of the Revúcka Hills, which is part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, around from Lučenec. It is home to a small production bespoke crystal maker called Slovglass Poltar that currently supplies Debenhams plc department stores in the UK and Ireland. History There were historical slavic remains of ancient housing, probably from the 7th century. After that remains of small medieval castle are part of Poltár's history, found in the general area and in the town part of Kostolisko (Literally meaning "Place of Church") there are remains of romancatholic church. Poltár was first mentioned in 1246 as ''silva Polta''. Some other names are ''Nagpolthar, Felsupolthar, Kyspoltar, Varalyapolthar'' (1409) and ''Polthar'' (1439). In the 16th century the town was divided into ''Horný Poltár'' and ''Dolný P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozdín
Ozdín ( hu, Ozdin) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s .... References External links * * Touristic blog about Ozdín Villages and municipalities in Poltár District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mládzovo
Mládzovo ( hu, Nemesfalva) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s .... In the village is local library, foodstuff store and inhabitants are connected to gas network. References External links * * Satellite map of Mládzovo Villages and municipalities in Poltár District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |