Sliač (Hungarian: Szliács) is a small spa town located in central Slovakia, on the Hron river, between Banská Bystrica and Zvolen. The town is known for its healing hot springs and for an airport which has been used for military as well as civil purposes. Sliač has a population of less than 5,000.
Sliač | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Sliač Location of Sliač in the Banská Bystrica Region  Sliač Sliač (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′43″N 19°08′37″E / 48.61194°N 19.14361°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Zvolen |
| First mentioned | 1244 |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.83 km2 (15.38 sq mi) |
| (2022) | |
| Elevation | 329[2] m (1,079[2] ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,811 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 962 31[2] |
| Area code | +421 45[2] |
| Car plate | ZV |
| Website | www.sliac.sk |
History
editThe town arose through a merger of two villages, Hájniky and Rybáre, in 1959 and was given the name "Sliač". However, both original settlements are much older. The Gothic church in Hájniky was mentioned for the first time in 1263 (when the territory belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary) and there is archaeological evidence of Slavic settlers living in the area since the 6th century. Some evidence also indicates that the history of the settlement stretches to 2000 B.C. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Sliač was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. Sliač Airport, formerly known as Letisko Tri Duby ("Three-Oaks Airport") due to the name of the area it was located in, played a key strategic role during the Slovak National Uprising.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Sliač Airport (1991−2020, extremes 1961–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.6 (1.80) |
41.7 (1.64) |
44.0 (1.73) |
44.5 (1.75) |
72.2 (2.84) |
81.2 (3.20) |
91.3 (3.59) |
64.4 (2.54) |
56.2 (2.21) |
62.9 (2.48) |
58.9 (2.32) |
52.0 (2.05) |
714.9 (28.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 96.1 |
| Average snowy days | 11.8 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 42.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84.2 | 77.2 | 70.6 | 64.3 | 65.4 | 67.1 | 66.9 | 68.8 | 74.5 | 80.2 | 83.9 | 85.8 | 74.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 64.1 | 93.7 | 151.2 | 200.9 | 241.0 | 247.1 | 270.7 | 255.6 | 172.0 | 113.4 | 62.1 | 52.0 | 1,923.8 |
| Source: NOAA[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,500 | — |
| 1980 | 3,976 | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 3,821 | −3.9% |
| 2001 | 4,667 | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 5,117 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 4,894 | −4.4% |
| Source: Censuses[6][7] | ||
In 2018, Sliač had a population of 4,986. According to the 2001 census, 96.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 2.3% Czechs. The religious make-up was 46.1% Roman Catholics, 26.7% people with no religious affiliation, and 22.1% Lutherans.[8]
Twin towns — sister cities
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Přibyslav, Czech Republic
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Sliač Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Sliač Climate Normals 1961–1990". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1961–1990). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
- ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
- ^ http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Municipal Statistics from the Statistical Office of the Slovak republic
- ^ "Partnerské město - Slovensko". pribyslav.cz (in Czech). Přibyslav. Retrieved 2019-09-04.