Veľký Krtíš

Veľký Krtíš (before 1927 Veľký Krtýš, Hungarian: Nagykürtös) is a city in middle Slovakia, situated in the historical Novohrad region. The town's most important economic sectors are mining and agriculture.

Veľký Krtíš
Town
Lutheran church and rectory
Coat of arms
Veľký Krtíš
Location of Veľký Krtíš in the Banská Bystrica Region
Veľký Krtíš
Location of Veľký Krtíš in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°12′54″N 19°20′17″E
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictVeľký Krtíš
First mentioned1245
Government
 • MayorDalibor Surkoš
Area
 • Total15.028 km2 (5.802 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31[1])
 • Total11,930
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
990 01
Area code(s)421-47
Car plateVK
Websitewww.velky-krtis.sk

Etymology

The name is of Hungarian origin and is probably derived from the word kürtös (a bugler) or motivated by the ethnonym Kürt (one of Magyar tribes).[2]

History

The town was first mentioned in the second half of the 13th century, although the name Krtíš first appeared in 1245 under name Curtus (Latin). Until 1919 it was the part of the Hungarian Kingdom, later Austria-Hungary, part of the Nograd - Novohrad region. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire between 1554 and 1594 and again between 1596 and 1686 as part of Filek sanjak, its centre was Rim Sonbat. After Treaty of Trianon it became part of Czechoslovakia. In the Second World War, the village remained in the Slovak state, a Nazi-Germany ally. The village suffered damages in the spring of 1945 when the Soviet army of the 2nd Ukrainian front together with the Romanian army met the Nazi Germany units. A Romanian military cemetery can be found in the nearby Modry Kamen. The village developed to a town in the 1960s with the opening of the mine for brown coal.

Geography

Veľký Krtíš lies at an altitude of 200 metres (656 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 15.028 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi).[3] It is situated in the Krupinská planina, at the foothills of Javorie, around 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of the Hungarian border and around 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of Banská Bystrica.

Demographics

In May 2017 the town had 11,657 inhabitants.[4] According to the 2011 census 86.93% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 6.20% Hungarians, 2.06% Roma and 0.78% Czechs.[3] The religious make-up was 54.26% Roman Catholics, 21.58% people with no religious affiliation and 16.00% Lutherans.[3]

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

Veľký Krtíš is twinned with:[5]

References
  1. "Population and migration". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. Krajčovič, Rudolf (2005). Živé kroniky miest a obcí [Living Chronicles of Towns and Villages] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Literárne a informačné centrum. p. 126. ISBN 80-88878-99-3.
  3. "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. http://www.velky-krtis.sk/zakladne-informacie.phtml?id3=12027
  5. "Programový rozpočet mesta Veľký Krtíš 2019–2021". velky-krtis.sk (in Slovak). Veľký Krtíš. p. 13. Retrieved 2019-09-05.



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