Sliač Szliács | |
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| Coordinates:48°37′N19°08′E / 48.61°N 19.14°E /48.61; 19.14 | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Banská Bystrica Region |
| District | Zvolen District |
| First mentioned | 1250 |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.83 km2 (15.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,788 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 962 31[3] |
| Area code | +421 45[3] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | ZV |
| Website | www |
Sliač (Hungarian:Szliács) is a smallspa town located in centralSlovakia, on theHron river, betweenBanská Bystrica andZvolen. The town is known for its healinghot springs and for anairport which has been used for military as well as civil purposes. Sliač has a population of less than 5,000.
Themunicipality lies at analtitude of 329 metres (1,079 ft)[3] and covers anarea of 39.83 km2 (15.38 sq mi) (2024).[4]
The town arose through a merger of two villages,Hájniky andRybáre, in 1959 and was given the name "Sliač". However, both original settlements are much older. TheGothic church in Hájniky was mentioned for the first time in 1263 (when the territory belonged to theKingdom of Hungary) and there is archaeological evidence ofSlavic settlers living in the area since the 6th century. Some evidence also indicates that the history of the settlement stretches to 2000 B.C. Before the establishment of independentCzechoslovakia in 1918, Sliač was part ofZólyom County within theKingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of theSlovak Republic.Sliač Airport, formerly known asLetisko Tri Duby ("Three-Oaks Airport") due to the name of the area it was located in, played a key strategic role during theSlovak National Uprising.
| Climate data forSliač Airport (1991−2020, extremes 1961–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 30.4 (86.7) | 32.3 (90.1) | 35.8 (96.4) | 37.8 (100.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 34.5 (94.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.1 (50.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 1.8 (35.2) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) | −0.6 (30.9) | 4.0 (39.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | 9.1 (48.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) | −5.1 (22.8) | −1.1 (30.0) | 3.1 (37.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.2 (55.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.5 (47.3) | 4.4 (39.9) | 0.7 (33.3) | −4.3 (24.3) | 3.8 (38.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −27.4 (−17.3) | −26.2 (−15.2) | −7.3 (18.9) | −4.4 (24.1) | −0.2 (31.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | −10.8 (12.6) | −22.6 (−8.7) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 45.6 (1.80) | 41.7 (1.64) | 44.0 (1.73) | 44.5 (1.75) | 72.2 (2.84) | 81.2 (3.20) | 91.3 (3.59) | 64.4 (2.54) | 56.2 (2.21) | 62.9 (2.48) | 58.9 (2.32) | 52.0 (2.05) | 714.9 (28.15) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 96.1 |
| Average snowy days | 11.8 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 42.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 84.2 | 77.2 | 70.6 | 64.3 | 65.4 | 67.1 | 66.9 | 68.8 | 74.5 | 80.2 | 83.9 | 85.8 | 74.1 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 64.1 | 93.7 | 151.2 | 200.9 | 241.0 | 247.1 | 270.7 | 255.6 | 172.0 | 113.4 | 62.1 | 52.0 | 1,923.8 |
| Source:NOAA[5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1970 | 3,500 | — |
| 1980 | 3,976 | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 3,821 | −3.9% |
| 2001 | 4,667 | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 5,117 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 4,894 | −4.4% |
| Source: Censuses[7][8] | ||
| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
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| Count | 4982 | 4853 | 5015 | 4788 |
| Difference | −2.58% | +3.33% | −4.52% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Count | 4761 | 4788 |
| Difference | +0.56% |
It has apopulation of 4788 people (31 December 2024).[10]
| Ethnicity | Number | Fraction |
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| Slovak | 4691 | 95.85% |
| Not found out | 117 | 2.39% |
| Czech | 94 | 1.92% |
| Total | 4894 |
In year 2021 was 4894 people by ethnicity 4691 asSlovak, 117 as Not found out, 94 asCzech, 30 asHungarian, 18 as Other, 14 asRussian, 8 asRusyn, 8 asGerman, 6 asItalian, 6 asEnglish, 4 asUkrainian, 4 asPolish, 4 asMoravian, 4 asBulgarian, 2 asJewish, 2 asRomani, 2 asRomanian, 1 asChinese, 1 asIrish, 1 asSerbian, 1 asSilesian, 1 asCanadian, 1 asIranian, 1 asGreek and 1 asAlbanian.
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.
| Religion | Number | Fraction |
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| None | 1993 | 40.72% |
| Roman Catholic Church | 1873 | 38.27% |
| Evangelical Church | 738 | 15.08% |
| Not found out | 126 | 2.57% |
| Total | 4894 |
In year 2021 was 4894 people by religion 1993 from None, 1873 fromRoman Catholic Church, 738 fromEvangelical Church, 126 from Not found out, 41 fromGreek Catholic Church, 19 from Ad hoc movements, 17 fromEastern Orthodox Church, 14 from Other, 11 fromBaptists Church, 10 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 10 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 9 fromBuddhism, 7 fromChurch of the Brethren, 5 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 5 fromSeventh-day Adventist Church, 4 fromCalvinist Church, 3 fromJehovah's Witnesses, 3 fromUnited Methodist Church, 2 fromApostolic Church, 1 fromJewish community, 1 fromIslam, 1 fromHinduism and 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
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