Partizánske (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpartizaːnske] , meaning "partisan town", formerly: Šimonovany, from 1948: Baťovany, Hungarian: Simony) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
Partizánske | |
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Town | |
 Aerial view of the old part of Partizánske | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Baťovka | |
  Partizánske Location of Partizánske in the Trenčín Region  Partizánske Partizánske (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′33″N 18°22′22″E / 48.62583°N 18.37278°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Partizánske |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | PaedDr. Jozef Božik, PhD. |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.29 km2 (8.61 sq mi) |
| (2022) | |
| Elevation | 190[2] m (620[2] ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,871 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 958 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 38[2] |
| Car plate | PE |
| Website | www.partizanske.sk |
Geography
editPartizánske is located in the northern part of the Danubian Hills around 55 km (34.18 mi) from Nitra and 131 km (81.40 mi) from the capital Bratislava, at the confluence of the Nitra and Nitrica rivers, near the Tribeč mountains. The old village of Veľké Bielice is now part of Partizánske.
History
editPartizánske is a relatively young town. Its history starts in 1938–1939, when Jan Antonín Baťa of Zlín and his powerful network of companies built a shoe factory in the cadastral area of Šimonovany municipality. The newly created settlement for workers carried the name of Baťovany and was part of Šimonovany. With the growth of the factory, so grew the settlement. The whole municipality was renamed to Baťovany in 1948 and given town status. As a sign of recognition of local inhabitants fighting in the Slovak National Uprising, the town was renamed Partizánske on 9 February 1949.[4] The factory was renamed by communists to Závody 29. augusta (29 August works), and it produced 30 million pairs of shoes and employed around 10,000 people.[5] However, after a failed privatisation in the 1990s, only a fraction is left now.[citation needed]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,539 | — |
| 1980 | 21,639 | +48.8% |
| 1991 | 25,099 | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 24,907 | −0.8% |
| 2011 | 24,115 | −3.2% |
| 2021 | 21,439 | −11.1% |
| Source: Censuses[6][7] | ||
According to the 2001 census, the town had 24,907 inhabitants. 97.71% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.69% Czechs and 0.35% Roma.[8] The religious makeup was 73.88% Roman Catholics, 18.07% people with no religious affiliation, and 2.95% Lutherans.[8]
Sport
editThe association football team ŠK Slovan Šimonovany play at the stadium in the east of the town, off the Nemocničná cesta road.[9] The stadium was a former venue for motorcycle speedway from 1958 to 1965 and hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship in 1961 and 1962.[10]
Another football team FK Tempo Partizánske play at the Rudolfa Jašíka stadium in the south of the town, which is adjacent to and on the right of the ice hockey stadium (Zimný štadión).
Notable natives and residents
edit- Miroslav, Jaroslav, Peter and Pavol Dvorský, four brothers who are all successful opera singers
- Ján Fabo (born 1963), sport shooter
- Petra Popluhárová (born 1988), handball player
Twin towns – sister cities
editPartizánske is twinned with:[11]
Bajina Bašta, Serbia
Benešov, Czech Republic
Krapkowice, Poland- Náchod, Czech Republic
Svit, Slovakia- Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Vukovar, Croatia
Gallery
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Manor house in Šimonovany -
St. Thomas Church in Partizánske
See also
edit- Svit - another Slovak town founded by the Bata Shoes company.
- List of company towns
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "História mesta Partizánske" [History of the town of Partizánske]. partizanske.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Michaela Stanková (6 August 2007). "Shoemaking: A troubled business". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 23 February 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
- ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- ^ "Sport" (PDF). Novinytempo. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Individual Czechoslovak Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Mesto Partizánske bude mať nových cezhraničných partnerov" (in Slovak). Partizánske. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
External links
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Media related to Partizánske at Wikimedia Commons
Partizánske travel guide from Wikivoyage- Website of town Partizánske
