Nové Mesto nad Váhom
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| Nové Mesto nad Váhom | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Trenčín Region |
| District (okres) | Nové Mesto nad Váhom District |
| Location | |
| Altitude | 198 m |
| Population | 21,327 (as of 2002) |
| Area | 32.58 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-32 |
| Postal code | 915XX |
| Car registration plate | NM |
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Nové Mesto nad Váhom (German: Neustadt an der Waag / Neustadtl, Hungarian: Vágújhely) is a town in the Trenčín Region of Slovakia, situated 27 km from Trenčín, near the Váh river. It has a population of 21,327.
[edit] History
Lands in the place of today's Nové Mesto nad Váhom were inhabitated in the prehistoric ages, as many artefacts from the Stone and Bronze ages were discovered. In the local part Mnešice a prehistoric settlement was discovered.
The first written record about Nové Mesto nad Váhom was in 1253, when king Bela IV of Hungary granted freedoms for the loyalty during the Mongol invasions.
[edit] External link
- Official website (Slovak)
- Stránka o Novom Meste nad Váhom s množstvom fotografií (Slovak)
[edit] Gallery
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 Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
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Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Stará Turá |
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