Nová Dubnica

Nová Dubnica (German: Neudubnitz; Hungarian: Újtölgyes) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.

Nová Dubnica
Town
Coat of arms
Nová Dubnica
Location of Nová Dubnica in the Trenčín Region
Nová Dubnica
Nová Dubnica (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°55′59″N 18°08′38″E
Country Slovakia
RegionTrenčín
DistrictIlava
Government
 • MayorPeter Marušinec
Area
 • Total11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31[1])
 • Total11,116
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
018 51
Area code(s)+421-42
Car plateIL
Websitewww.novadubnica.eu

Geography

It is located in the Ilava Basin at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains.

History

The town was established in the 1950s originally for the purpose of housing workers of the local heavy machinery factory Závody ťažkého strojárstva. Therefore, it can be described as a bedroom community. Construction started in 1951, and became separate from Dubnica nad Váhom and from parts of cadastral areas of Trenčianske Teplice and Veľký Kolačin municipalities in 1957 and was named Nová Dubnica and received town rights in 1960. In 1971 municipality of Kolačín made of Malý Kolačín and Velký Kolačín was annexed to the town.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 12,358 inhabitants. 95.6% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.8% Czechs and 0.2% German and Hungarians.[2] The religious makeup was 70.8% Roman Catholics, 20.7% people with no religious affiliation, and 3.4% Lutherans.[2]

Notable people
  • Rastislav Blaško, former vice-chairman of Social Democratic Party of Slovakia (here lived in years 1979 - 1988)
  • Júlia Liptáková, Slovak model

Interests

The cinema Panorex, which is used for organizing cultural events, was the first panoramic cinema in Slovakia.

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Nová Dubnica is twinned with:[3][4]

References
  1. "Population and migration". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  3. "Partnerské mestá". novadubnica.eu (in Slovak). Nová Dubnica. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  4. "Partnerská města a obce". mesto-slavicin.cz (in Czech). Město Slavičín. Retrieved 2019-09-08.

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