Handlová
Handlová
| Handlová | |
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 St. Catherine Church in Handlová
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| Country | Slovakia |
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| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Prievidza |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,378 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°43′38″N 18°45′43″E / 48.72722°N 18.76194°E |
| Area | 50.75 km² (19.59 sq mi) |
| Population | 17,698 (2005) |
| Density | 349 / km² (904 / sq mi) |
| Founded | 1376 |
| Mayor | Rudolf Podoba (SMER) |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 972 51 |
| Area code | +421-46 |
| Car plate | PD |
   Location of Handlová in Slovakia
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  Location of Handlová in the Trenčín Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.handlova.sk | |
Handlová (German: Krickerhau, Hungarian: Nyitrabánya, before 1913 Handlova) is a town in the Prievidza District, Trenčín Region in the middle of Slovakia. It is made up of the three parts Handlová, Nová Lehota and Morovno.
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Geography
It is located in the Handlovka brook valley, surrounded by the mountain ranges of Vtáčnik in the west and Žiar in the south, east and north, in the historical region of Hauerland. It is 15 km away from Prievidza and 20 km from Žiar nad Hronom.
Besides the main settlement, it also has "parts" of Morovno (north-west) and Nová Lehota (south), both annexed 1976.
History
The town was established in 1376 and was inhabited by German settlers which were later known as the Carpathian Germans. Coal was first mined in the second half of the 18th century. The town had high German population until World War II. It received town privileges in 1960.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 18,018 inhabitants. 96.14% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.85% Hungarian, 0.67% Czechs and 0.24% Germans. The religious make-up was 46.10% people with no religious affiliation, 44.74% Roman Catholics and 2.42% Lutherans.
People
- Martin Škrtel, Slovak footballer
- Riki Kamarena, Slovak footballer
Twin towns
Handlová is twinned with
Zábřeh in Czech Republic
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
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