Lukovištia
Lukovištia is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. The village is the birthplace of Slovak writer Ivan Krasko. The house where he was born in is now a small museum. In Lukovištia there is a baroque church with a painted ceiling from 1794.
Lukovištia | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Lukovištia Location of Lukovištia in the Banská Bystrica Region  Lukovištia Location of Lukovištia in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′N 20°02′E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Rimavská Sobota |
| First mentioned | 1407 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.293284 km2 (5.518668 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 196 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 980 26 |
| Area code(s) | +421-47 |
| Car plate | RS |
| Website | lukovistia.sk |
Notable personalities
- Ivan Krasko, poet
- Ladislav Mňačko, writer
External links
Media related to Lukovištia at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.