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Krtíš
Krtíš is a river in southern central Slovakia. It flows through Zvolen and Veľký Krtíš districts, through the towns of Modrý Kameň and Veľký Krtíš. It enters the Ipeľ river near Slovenské Ďarmoty Slovenské Ďarmoty ( hu, Tótgyarmat) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika ... as a right tributary. It is long and its basin size is . p. 27 References Rivers of Slovakia {{Slovakia-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veľký Krtíš
Veľký Krtíš (before 1927 ''Veľký Krtýš'', hu, Nagykürtös) is a town in middle Slovakia, situated in the historical Novohrad region. The town's most important economic sectors are mining and agriculture. Etymology The name is of Hungarian origin and is probably derived from the word ''kürtös'' which either means a bugler or, more likely motivated by the ethnonym ''Kürt'' (one of Magyar tribes). History The town was first mentioned in the second half of the 13th century, although the name Krtíš first appeared in 1245 under name ''Curtus'' (Latin). Until 1919 it was the part of the Hungarian Kingdom, later Austria-Hungary, part of the Nograd - Novohrad region. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire between 1554 and 1594 and again between 1596 and 1686 as part of Filek sanjak, its centre was Rimaszombat. After Treaty of Trianon it became part of Czechoslovakia. In the Second World War, the village remained in the Slovak state, a Nazi-Germany ally. The village suffered da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veľký Krtíš District
Veľký Krtíš District (''okres Veľký Krtíš'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was split between the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Hont and Nógrád. Municipalities * Balog nad Ipľom * Bátorová * Brusník *Bušince * Čebovce * Čeláre * Čelovce *Červeňany * Chrastince * Chrťany * Dačov Lom * Dolinka *Dolná Strehová *Dolné Plachtince *Dolné Strháre *Ďurkovce *Glabušovce *Horná Strehová *Horné Plachtince *Horné Strháre * Hrušov *Ipeľské Predmostie *Kamenné Kosihy * Kiarov *Kleňany * Koláre *Kosihovce * Kosihy nad Ipľom * Kováčovce * Lesenice * Ľuboriečka *Malá Čalomija * Malé Straciny * Malé Zlievce * Malý Krtíš * Modrý Kameň *Muľa * Nenince * Nová Ves * Obeckov *Olováry * Opatovská Nová Ves *Opava * Pôtor * Pravica * Príbelce *Sečianky * Seľany * Senné * Širákov *Sklabiná *Slovenské Ďarmoty * Slovenské Kľačany *Stredné Plachtince *Sucháň * Suché Brezo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modrý Kameň
Modrý Kameň (lit. "Blue Stone"; german: Blauenstein; hu, Kékkő) is a town and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Geography It is located in the Krupina Plain (Slovak: ''Krupinská planina'') on the Krtíš and ''Riečka'' rivers. It is around 5 km from Veľký Krtíš and 50 km from Zvolen. With a population of around 1,600 it is the second smallest town in Slovakia. History The name of the town was first mentioned as ''Keykkw'' (Hungarian: ''Kékkő'') in 1290. The name of the settlement means "Blue rock". Ruins of the castle Modrý Kameň stand on a rock pinnacle above the town. The castle was built in the second half of the 13th century by the ancestors of the Balassa noble family. They had to recapture the castle from sons of Casimir of the Hunt-Poznan clan by a siege in 1290. The castle was captured by Ottoman troops in 1576, because its guard fled when they heard the approaching Ottomans. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenské Ďarmoty
Slovenské Ďarmoty ( hu, Tótgyarmat) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s .... References External links * * *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Veľký Krtíš District {{VeľkýKrtíš-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipeľ
The Ipeľ ( Slovak; ) or Ipoly ( Hungarian) (German: ''Eipel'', archaic Slovak: ''Jupoľ'', Latin: ''Bolia'') is a long river in Slovakia and Hungary, a tributary of the Danube River. Its source is in central Slovakia in the Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows south to the Hungarian border, and then southwest, west, and again south along the border until it flows into the Danube near Szob. The Ipeľ flows through or creates the border of the Banská Bystrica and Nitra regions in Slovakia, and Nógrád and Pest counties in Hungary. Towns and villages The following towns and villages are situated on the river, in downstream order: * Poltár (SK) * Kalinovo (SK) * Boľkovce (SK) * Ipolytarnóc (HU) * Litke (HU) * Nógrádszakál (HU) * Szécsény (HU) * Balassagyarmat (HU) * Ipolyvece (HU) * Ipeľské Predmostie (SK) * Šahy (SK) * Vámosmikola (HU) * Pastovce (SK) * Ipolytölgyes (HU) * Salka (SK) * Letkés (HU) * Ipolydamásd (HU) * Szob Szob (german: Zopp an der D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 124 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvolen District
Zvolen District (''okres Zvolen'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the present-day district belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Lešť in the south-west which was part of the county of Gemer a Malohont. Municipalities * Babiná *Bacúrov * Breziny * Budča * Bzovská Lehôtka * Dobrá Niva * Dubové * Hronská Breznica * Kováčová * Lešť * Lieskovec * Lukavica * Michalková * Očová * Ostrá Lúka * Pliešovce * Podzámčok * Sása * Sielnica *Sliač * Tŕnie * Turová * Veľká Lúka *Zvolen * Zvolenská Slatina *Železná Breznica Železná Breznica ( hu, Vaségető or ''Vasberzence''): is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republik ... Districts of Slovakia 1918 establishments in Czechoslovakia {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
