Lučenec and its surroundings were inhabited in theStone Ages. Slavs moved to this area in the 6th and 7th century as the first permanent settlers and theHungarians joined them in the 10th century.
The first indirect mention of Lučenec was in 1128, when Lambert built a chapel in honour of Virgin Mary. The first direct mention of the settlement was in 1247 under the nameLuchunch, but until the first half of the 15th century it was only a village, and was located off the main trade routes. In 1442, Lučenec was conquered by theHussites troops under command ofJohn Jiskra of Brandýs and in 1451 the Battle of Lučenec took place near the village between the troops ofJohn Hunyadi and those of Jiskra, where the latter emerged victorious.
After the fall of theFiľakovo (Hungarian:Fülek,German:Fülleck) castle in 1554, Lučenec was under the control of theOttomans and their vassals as part ofBudin Eyalet until capturing by Austrians in 1593. It was regained by Ottomans in 1596 and was again part ofFilek (Ottoman name for Fiľakovo) sanjak (its centre was in modern-dayRimavská Sobota) inEğri Eyalet till 1686. The town was burned down many times until the first half of the 19th century, when during theRevolutions of 1848/1849 it was occupied by the Russian imperial troops.[citation needed]
The town underwent modernization in the 19th and 20th centuries, for example, new industries like brickworks or tanneries were built, telegraph line in 1865, and in 1871 it was connected to the railway connectingBudapest (Slovak:Budapešť) andŽilina. Before the establishment of independentCzechoslovakia in 1918, Lučenec was part ofNógrád County within theKingdom of Hungary. In 1919, it was briefly part of theSlovak Soviet Republic. In 1938, Lučenec was annexed to Hungary as a result of theFirst Vienna Award, and this lasted until 1945 when it was returned to Czechoslovakia. Approximately 8.3% of current residents are ethnic Hungarians.[citation needed]
TheNovohrad Museum and Gallery with a collection of over 30,000 artefacts moved to a building in Kubínyiho Square in 1985.[6]
Lučenec has aHumid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb) with four alternating seasons. There are warm summers and cold winters. There is a high number of sunshine days with a short time of duration of snow cover as well as the cover is relatively low. Near by Lučenec are located several water reservoirs such as Ľadovo, Mýtna, Málinec and most popular Ružiná.
Climate data for Lučenec (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1986−present)
Note on population:The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.
In 1910 out of 12,939 inhabitants some 10,634 wereHungarians (82%), 1,675Slovaks (13%), 428 Germans, 9 Romas, 1 Ruthenian, 12 Croatians, 18 Serbians and 162 others.[citation needed]
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