Nováky, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
🇸🇰 Nováky (Nyitranovák) (Anfänger) is a town in the Prievidza District, Trenčín Region in western Slovakia. Nováky Power Plant, a thermal power plant is located near the town.
The town is one of the centres of brown coal mining in Slovakia.
Geography The town is located in the upper Nitra River valley, between the Vtáčnik and Strážovské vrchy ranges, about 10 km (6.21 mi) from Prievidza.
History The first written record about Nováky was in 1113 as Nuovac.
In 1942, during the reign of the Nazi puppet government of "Independent" Slovakia, nearby barracks were used for the assembly and detention of Slovak Jews from all over the country, pending their deportation to Nazi death camps in German-occupied Poland. The camp was guarded by the Slovak Hlinka Guard militia.
Nováky has had town status since 1961.
Demographics According to the 2001 census 97.32% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.89% Czechs, 0.41 Roma and 0.25% Hungarians. The religious make-up was 75.91% Roman Catholics, 18.06% people with no religious affiliation and 1.57% Lutherans.
Europe/Bratislava/Trencin
Nováky has a population of over 4,167 people. Nováky also forms part of the wider Prievidza District which has a population of over 139,442 people. It is also a part of the larger Trenčín Region. Nováky is situated 10 km from Prievidza.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Nováky has links with:
🇷🇸 Beočin, Serbia 🇨🇿 Jílové u Prahy, Czech Republic🇺🇦 Kamianets-Podilskyi 48.692
🇫🇷 Saint Malo 48.649
🇫🇷 Saint-Malo 48.648
🇫🇷 Rambouillet 48.644
🇵🇱 Jastrzębie-Zdrój 18.583
🇵🇱 Starogard Gdański 18.533
🇵🇱 Bydgoszcz-Toruń 18.494
🇵🇱 Wodzisław Śląski 18.464
🇸🇰 Považská Bystrica 18.442
Locations Near: Nováky 18.5333,48.7
🇸🇰 Prievidza 18.622,48.773 d: 10.4
🇸🇰 Ilava 18.233,48.983 d: 38.4
🇸🇰 Považská Bystrica 18.442,49.116 d: 46.7
🇸🇰 Levice 18.607,48.219 d: 53.7
🇸🇰 Trenčín 18.033,48.883 d: 41.9
🇸🇰 Žilina 18.748,49.224 d: 60.3
🇸🇰 Zvolen 19.118,48.571 d: 45.3
🇸🇰 Banská Bystrica 19.142,48.737 d: 44.8
Antipodal to: Nováky -161.467,-48.7
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16715.5
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16386.9
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16095.2
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16024.5
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12380.2
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12279.8
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12264.5
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12260.9