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Zvolen

Zvolen (; ; ) is a city in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers. It is famous for several historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the West, and by Javorie and Štiavnické vrchy from the South.

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Zvolen is a city and municipality in Slovakia, situated within the Zvolen District of the Banská Bystrica Region. It serves as the capital of the district and is located near the Hron river. The city’s earliest written record dates to 1135. Zvolen has a population of 44,331 and covers an area of 98.73 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is 297 meters.

The city is twinned with Imatra, Tótkomlós, Prachatice, and Rivne. Zvolen is the owner of Pustý hrad. The local postal code is 960 01, and the dialing code is 045. The area operates in the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones.

Synthesized by Vinony from 52 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality: Zvolen
Region: Banská Bystrica Region
Country: Slovensko
Population: 39,844
Timezone: Europe/Bratislava

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PM2.5: 9.9 µg/m³
PM10: 15.1 µg/m³

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Key facts

Slovak place.name: Zvolen
Slovak place.settlement_type: City
Slovak place.image_flag: Zvolen-zvolen-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Zvolen.svg
Slovak place.nickname: City of the throne
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Banská Bystrica
Slovak place.subdivision_type3: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name3: Zvolen
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Zvolen in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Zvolen in Slovakia
Slovak place.leader_title: Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name: Vladimír Maňka
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1135
Slovak place.established_title2: Town rights
Slovak place.established_date2: 1238

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Travel guide

Eat

Asian Fast Food Ryba (Fish) McDonald's Zvolen (Retail Park)

Go next

Banská Bystrica is nearby. Banska Stiavnica, 35 km away, is a world heritage listed town with roots in the middle ages.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections

Contents

Geography
Etymology
History
Population
Ethnicity
Religion
Culture
Castles
Churches
Theatre
Trains
Sport
Ice Hockey
Football
Schools
[[Technická univerzita vo Zvolene]]
Transport
Notable people
Twin towns — sister cities of Zvolen
Gallery
References
External links

The population numbers approximately 40,000, which makes it the twelfth-largest city in Slovakia by population, thirteenth by size. It is the center of the Podpoľanie historical region and the seat of a county (Zvolen District). It is also an important transportation hub in Slovakia, being one of the four central train stations in Slovakia (others are Bratislava, Košice, and Žilina).

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