Partizánske (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpartizaːnske] i, meaning "partisan town", formerly: Šimonovany, from 1948: Baťovany, Hungarian: Simony) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
Partizánske | |
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Town | |
 Aerial view of the old part of Partizánske | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Baťovka | |
  Partizánske Location of Partizánske in the Trenčín Region  Partizánske Partizánske (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′33″N 18°22′22″E / 48.62583°N 18.37278°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Partizánske |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | PaedDr. Jozef Božik, PhD. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.29[2] km2 (8.61[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190[3] m (620[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 21,176[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 958 01[3] |
| Area code | +421 38[3] |
| Car plate | PE |
| Website | www.partizanske.sk |
Geography Edit
Partizánske is located in the northern part of the Danubian Hills around 55 km (34.18 mi) from Nitra and 131 km (81.40 mi) from the capital Bratislava, at the confluence of the Nitra and Nitrica rivers, near the Tribeč mountains.
History Edit
Partizánske is a relatively young town. Its history starts in 1938–1939, when Jan Antonín Baťa of Zlín and his powerful network of companies built a shoe factory in the cadastral area of Šimonovany municipality. The newly created settlement for workers carried the name of Baťovany and was part of Šimonovany. With the growth of the factory, so grew the settlement. The whole municipality was renamed to Baťovany in 1948 and given town status. As a sign of recognition of local inhabitants fighting in the Slovak National Uprising, the town was renamed Partizánske on 9 February 1949.[5] The factory was renamed by communists to Závody 29. augusta (29 August works), and it produced 30 million pairs of shoes and employed around 10,000 people.[6] However, after a failed privatisation in the 1990s, only a fraction is left now.[citation needed]
Demographics Edit
According to the 2001 census, the town had 24,907 inhabitants. 97.71% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.69% Czechs and 0.35% Roma.[7] The religious makeup was 73.88% Roman Catholics, 18.07% people with no religious affiliation, and 2.95% Lutherans.[7]
Notable natives and residents Edit
- Miroslav, Jaroslav, Peter and Pavol Dvorský, four brothers who are all successful opera singers
Twin towns – sister cities Edit
Partizánske is twinned with:[8]
Bajina Bašta, Serbia
Benešov, Czech Republic
Krapkowice, Poland- Náchod, Czech Republic
Svit, Slovakia- Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Vukovar, Croatia
Gallery Edit
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Manor house in Šimonovany
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St. Thomas Church in Partizánske
See also Edit
- Svit - another Slovak town founded by the Bata Shoes company.
- List of company towns
References Edit
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "História mesta Partizánske" [History of the town of Partizánske]. partizanske.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Michaela Stanková (6 August 2007). "Shoemaking: A troubled business". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 23 February 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- ^ "Mesto Partizánske bude mať nových cezhraničných partnerov" (in Slovak). Partizánske. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
External links Edit
Media related to Partizánske at Wikimedia Commons
Partizánske travel guide from Wikivoyage- Website of town Partizánske
