Vígľaš is a village and municipality in Detva District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
Vígľaš | |
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Municipality | |
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  Vígľaš Location of Vígľaš in the Banská Bystrica Region  Vígľaš Vígľaš (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′N 19°18′E / 48.567°N 19.300°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Detva |
| First mentioned | 1393 |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.97[2] km2 (12.34[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 352[3] m (1,155[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,530[1] |
| Postal code | 962 02[3] |
| Area code | +421 45[3] |
| Car plate | DT |
Etymology
editThe name is of Hungarian origin: vég les (Weegles 1395), free translation "at the end", "a tree stand at the edge". The name was motivated by a royal hunting ground.[5]
Climate
editLowest ever temperature recorded in Slovakia was recorded in Vígľaš in Pštrusa neighbourhood. During early morning of 11 February 1929, the temperature of -41,0 °C was recorded here. The record remains in place to this day. The temperature, however, was not the lowest in then-Czechoslovakia, beaten by 1,2 °C recorded in Litvínovice.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2005). Živé kroniky slovenských dejín [Living Chronicles of the Slovak History] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Literárne informačné centrum. p. 89. ISBN 80-88878-99-3.
- ^ ústav, Slovenský hydrometeorologický. "Pripomíname si 90. výročie zaznamenania historicky najnižšej teploty vzduchu na Slovensku". Aktuality SHMÚ (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Historical extremes - SHMÚ". www.shmu.sk. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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