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Bytča

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Bytča
town
Bytča Castle
Bytča Castle
Coat of arms of Bytča
Coat of arms
Bytča is located in Žilina Region
Bytča
Bytča
Location of Bytča in Slovakia
Bytča is located in Slovakia
Bytča
Bytča
Bytča (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 49°13′27″N 18°33′51″E / 49.22417°N 18.56417°E / 49.22417; 18.56417
Country Slovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictBytča
First mentioned1234
Government
 • MayorMiroslav Minárčik
Area
[1]
 • Total43.04 km2 (16.62 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
337[2] m (1,106[2] ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total11,448
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
014 01[2]
Area code+421 41[2]
Car plateBY
Websitewww.bytca.sk

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

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Etymology

The name comes from a Slavic personal name Bytek, Bytko → Bytča.[4]

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.[5] 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 the Thurzó Castle built as a water castle by Pongrác Szentmiklósi in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th century in Renaissance style by Ferenc Thurzó. The town also houses the Wedding Palace (built by György Thurzó for his daughters' wedding) 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.[6] The religious make-up was 90.87% Roman Catholics, 4.35% people with no religious affiliation and 1.51% Lutherans.[6]

Economy

Today, the town is home to machine (Kinex), textile, wood processing (sports equipment), and food (brewery) industries. The brewery closed in the 2010s.

Boroughs

Bytča includes the following former villages: Psurnovice, Hrabove, Horne Hlboke, Dolne Hlboke, Hlboke nad Vahom, Benov, Miksova, Hlinik nad Vahom, Velka Bytca, Mala Bytca.[7]

Current boroughs (year of merger in brackets):

  • Beňov (c. 1899 with Malá Bytča, probably Hungarian name was Banya)
  • Hliník nad Váhom (1946, Hungarian: Hlinik; also called Vágagyagos between 1899 and 1919)
  • Hrabové (1971; Hungarian: Hrabova; also called Rabó between 1899 and 1919)
  • Malá Bytča (1946; Hungarian: Kisbiccse, German: Klein-Bitsch; also called Miksofalva from 1907 to 1919)
  • Mikšová (1907 with Malá Bytča, Hungarian: Miksófalvá)
  • Pšurnovice (1971; Hungarian: Psurnovicz; also called Legelővölgy between 1899 and 1919)
  • Veľká Bytča (1946; Hungarian: Nagybiccse, German: Groß-Bitsch)

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Bytča is twinned with:[8]

Notable people

  • Adolf Neubauer, Jewish scholar
  • Jozef Tiso (1887–1947), Slovak priest, politician and leader of the First Slovak Republic (1939–1945) executed for war crimes

See also

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ Horňanský, Imrich (2018). "O geografických názvoch z osobných mien zo slovným základom chot-" [Geographical Names from Personal Names with Word Basis of chot-] (PDF). Slovenská reč (1): 37. ISSN 1338-4279.
  5. ^ Chronológia mesta Bytča
  6. ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
  7. ^ "Genealogy - Tourist Guide - Slovakia - Kosice - Bratislava - Guide to Travel Trip Hotel Info Roots Forum Church Birth Records of Slovakia".
  8. ^ "Partnerské mestá". bytca.sk (in Slovak). Bytča. Retrieved 2019-09-08.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1630-1900 (parish A)

External links

This page was last edited on 10 March 2024, at 15:38
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