Hriňová (; ) is a

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in the

Detva District Detva District () is a district of the Banská Bystrica Region in central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the area belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Látky, Podkriváň and Horný Tisovník in the south and east which formed part of the c ...

of central

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Etymology

The name is derived from a dialect word for horseradish. - a horseradish, dialect: ''hriň'' (noun), ''hriňová'' (fem. adjective).

Geography

The town is located on the Slatina river, under the

Poľana Poľana is a small mountain range in central Slovakia. It lies in the north-eastern part of the Slovak Central Mountains within the Western Carpathians Mountains. The highest hill is Poľana - an inactive stratovolcano A stratovolcano, a ...

mountains. It is located app. from

Detva Detva () is a town in central Slovakia with a population of 14,686. It is situated beneath the mountain Poľana. Etymology The name means 'youth' in Slovak and was probably motivated by the majority of young people among the first settlers. His ...

and from

Zvolen Zvolen (; ; ) is a city in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers. It is famous for several historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the ...

. A dam is located above the town.

History

At first, the town was a part of Detva municipality, which arose in the 17th century. In 1891, Hriňová became a separate municipality from Detva. It has town status since 1 January 1989.

Demographics

According to the 2001

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, the town had 8,289 inhabitants. 98.56% of inhabitants were

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, 0.42%

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and 0.35%

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. The religious make-up was 88.85%

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, 6.19% people with no religious affiliation and 2.10%

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References

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1763-1934 (parish B)

External links

Municipal website
Cities and towns in Slovakia {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub