Lučenec
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Lučenec (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈlutʂeɲets] ⓘ; German: Lizenz; Hungarian: Losonc; Yiddish: לאשאנץ, romanized: Lashantz; Latin: Lutetia Hungarorum[4]) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Historically, it was part, and in the 18th century the capital, of Nógrád County of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1920, as a result of the Treaty of Trianon, it became a part of Czechoslovakia. The town has a large synagogue, built in 1924, which served a large Jewish population before World War II. The synagogue underwent renovations in 2016.
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Lučenec
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City | |
Coordinates: 48°19′43″N 19°40′09″E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Banská Bystrica |
District | Lučenec |
First mentioned | 1247 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alexandra Pivková |
Area | |
• Total | 47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 186[2] m (610[2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,364 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 984 01[2] |
Area code | +421 47[2] |
Car plate | LC |
Website | http://www.lucenec.sk |
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Lučenec is the economic centre of the whole Novohrad region, which includes districts Poltár and Veľký Krtíš.