Lučenec
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| Lučenec | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Banská Bystrica Region |
| District (okres) | Lučenec District |
| Location | |
| Altitude | 190 m |
| Population | 28,221 (as of 2002) |
| Area | 47.81 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-47 |
| Postal code | 98401 |
| Car registration plate | LC |
| Location map N/A | |
Lučenec (approximate pronunciation: [lu-che-nyets]) (German: Lizenz; Hungarian: Losonc) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Historically, it was part, and in the 18th century the capital, of the Nógrád county of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1918, as a result of the Treaty of Trianon, it became a part of Czechoslovakia. The town has a large abandoned synagogue, built in 1924, which served a large Jewish population before World War II.
Lučenec is economical centre of whole Novohrad region which includes districts Rimavská Sobota, Poltár and Veľký Krtíš.
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[edit] History
Lučenec and surroundings were inhabitated in the Stone Ages. Slavs moved to this area in the 6th and 7th century as the first permanent settlers and the Magyars join them in the 10th century.
The first indirect mention about Lučenec was in 1128, when Lambert built a chapel in the honor of Virgin Mary. The first direct mention about Lučenec was in 1247 under name Luchunch, but until the first half of the 15th century it was only a village, and was located off the main trade routes. In 1442, Lučenec was conquered by the Hussites troops of John Giskra (Ján Jiskra) and in 1451, the Battle of Lučenec took place near the village between the troops of John Hunyadi (Ján Huňady) and those of John Giskra, where Giskra emerged victorious.
After the fall of Fiľakovo castle in 1554, Lučenec was under control of the Ottomans and their vassals until 1593, although they were threatening town until late 17th century. The town was burned down many times until the first half of the 19th century, when during the Revolutions of 1848/1849, it was occupied by the Russian imperial troops.
The town underwent modernisation in the 19th and 20th centuries, for example, new industries like brickworks or tanner works were built, telegraph line in 1865 or in 1871, it was connected to railway connecting Budapest and Žilina. After the World War I, Lučenec became part of Czechoslovakia, and, briefly in 1919, part of the Slovak Socialist Republic. In 1938, Lučenec was annexed to Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award, and it lasted until 1944, when it was returned back to Czechoslovakia.
[edit] Ethnic groups (2001 census)
- Slovaks (81.63%)
- Hungarians (13.11%)
- Roma (2.32%)
- others.
[edit] City parts
Lučenec is divided into these city parts:
- Lučenec
- Opatová
- Malá Ves
[edit] People
- Sándor Petőfi
- Ivan Saktor
- Božena Slančíková-Timrava
[edit] Gallery
 The Reformed church, built in 1853 |
 The Roman Catholic church |
 A panorama of Lučenec |
 Abandoned synagogue in Lučenec |
[edit] External links
- Official website (Slovak)
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Lučenec | Fiľakovo |
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