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Hriňová (; ) is a town in the Detva District of central Slovakia.

Key facts

Slovak place.name
Hriňová
Slovak place.other_name
Herencsvölgy
Slovak place.settlement_type
Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline
RaticovVrch.JPG
Slovak place.image_flag
Hrinova-detva-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield
Coat of Arms of Hriňová.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1
Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2
District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2
Detva District
Slovak place.pushpin_map
Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief
1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Hriňová in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Hriňová in Slovakia
Slovak place.leader_title
Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name
Mgr. Stanislav Horník
Slovak place.established_title
First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date
1863
Slovak place.elevation_m
669
Slovak place.postal_code_type
Postal code

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  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Geography
  • History
  • Population
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  • See also
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Hriňová (; ) is a town in the Detva District of central Slovakia.

==Etymology== The name is derived from a dialect word for horseradish. - a horseradish, dialect: hriň (noun), hriňová (fem. adjective).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hriňová” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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