Bytča

Bytča
Bytča
Town
Country Slovakia
Region Žilina
District Bytča
Tourism region Horné Považie
River Váh
Elevation 308 m (1,010 ft)
Coordinates 49°13′27″N 18°33′51″E / 49.22417°N 18.56417°E / 49.22417; 18.56417
Area 43.168 km2 (16.667 sq mi)
Population 11,595 (31 December 2006)
Density 269 / km2 (697 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1234
Mayor Peter Korec
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 014 01
Area code +421-41
Car plate BY
Location of Bytča in Slovakia
Location of Bytča in Slovakia
Location of Bytča in the Žilina Region
Location of Bytča in the Žilina Region
Wikimedia Commons: Bytča
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.bytca.sk

Bytča (Hungarian: Nagybiccse) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located at the Váh river near the cities of Žilina and Považská Bystrica. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism.

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History

The town arose in 1946 by a merger of the settlements Malá Bytča (including Beňov and Mikšová), Veľká Bytča and Hliník nad Váhom. The first written reference to the town's main part Veľká Bytča dates from 1234 as terra Bycha.[1] The settlement got its town charter in 1378. It was the seat of a feudal dominion and later a town with many craftsmen. In Hungarian, it was known as Biccse.

Landmarks

The town features a famous castle built as a water castle in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th century in Renaissance style. The town also houses the Wedding Palace from 1601, which is the only building of this kind in Slovakia, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical bourgeoisie houses, an archive, and a museum (in the Wedding Palace).

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 11,150 inhabitants. 98.27% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 0.58% Czechs.[2] The religious make-up was 90.87% Roman Catholics, 4.35% people with no religious affiliation and 1.51% Lutherans.[2]

Economy

Today, the town is home to machine (Kinex), textile, wood processing (sports equipment), and food (brewery) industries.

Boroughs

Boroughs (year of merge in brackets):

  • Beňov (c. 1899 with Malá Bytča)
  • Hliník nad Váhom (1946)
  • Hrabové (1971); Hungarian: Hrabova)
  • Malá Bytča (1946); Hungarian: Kisbiccse), German: Klein-Bitsch) (She was also called Miksofalva between 1907–1919)
  • Mikšová (1907 with Malá Bytča)
  • Pšurnovice (1971); Hungarian: Psurnovicz
  • Veľká Bytča (1946; Hungarian: Nagybiccse, German: Groß-Bitsch)

Famous people

References

  1. ^ Chronológia mesta Bytča
  2. ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 

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