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Martin is a city and municipality in Slovakia, serving as the capital of Martin District within the Žilina Region. Located in Europe, the town sits at an elevation of 402 meters above sea level and has an area of 67.736749 square kilometers. Its earliest written record dates to 1284. The city is situated next to the Turiec body of water and uses the postal code 036 01 and local dialing code 043.
With a population of 51,139, Martin is twinned with Kalisz, Gotha, Bački Petrovac, and Balashikha. The municipality operates under the license plate code MT and maintains an official website. It is part of the Europe/Bratislava time zone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Martin
- Region
- Žilina Region
- Country
- Slovensko
- Population
- 51,139
- Timezone
- Europe/Bratislava
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Slovakia
- Named after
- Martin of Tours
- Official name
- Martin
- Country
- Slovakia
- Located in
- Martin District
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 50153
- Area
- 67.736749
- Elevation
- 402
- Body of water
- Turiec
- Capital of
- Martin District
- Official website
- www.martin.sk
- Image
- Martin-IMG 1707.JPG
- Dialing code
- 043
- Licence plate code
- MT
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Martin, Slovakia
- twinned administrative body
- Békéscsaba
- Commons category
- Martin, Slovakia
- topic's main category
- Category:Martin, Slovakia
- postal code
- 036 01
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Martin, Slovakia
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Martin, Slovakia
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- category for people buried here
- Category:Burials in Martin, Slovakia
- time of earliest written record
- 1284-00-00
- native label
- Martin
- P6482
- Martin
- P8168
- Tek Sing
- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
Martin ( Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartin] ; until 1951 Turčiansky Svätý Martin, Hungarian: Turócszentmárton, German: Turz-Sankt Martin, Latin: Sanctus Martinus / Martinopolis) is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains, near the city of Žilina. The population numbers approximately 54,000, which makes it the ninth-largest city in Slovakia. It is the center of the Turiec region and the District of Martin.
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