Lučenec

town in Slovakia

Lučenec (German: Lizenz; Hungarian: Losonc) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. About 25,000 people live there. It is the economic center of the Novohrad region.

Lučenec
Losonc
Town
Coat of arms of Lučenec
Lučenec is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Lučenec
Lučenec
Location of Lučenec in the Banská Bystrica Region
Lučenec is located in Slovakia
Lučenec
Lučenec
Location of Lučenec in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°19′43″N 19°40′09″E / 48.32861°N 19.66917°E / 48.32861; 19.66917
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictLučenec
First mentioned1247
Government
 • MayorAlexandra Pivková
Area
 • Total47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
186[2] m (610[2] ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total25,364
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
984 01[2]
Area code+421 47[2]
Car plateLC
Websitewww.lucenec.sk

Lučenec has a humid continental climate (Dfa in the Köppen climate classification).

History change

It was first mentioned as Luchunch in 1247. In the 18th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and was the capital of Nógrád County. In 1938, Lučenec was annexed to Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award and lasted until 1945, when it returned to Czechoslovakia.

Twin towns change

Lučenec is twinned with:

References change

  1. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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.

Other websites change