WELCOME IN
PRIEVIDZA
WELCOME
PRIEVIDZA
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PRIEVIDZA
• Prievidza is a city in the central-western
Slovakia. With 48,000 inhabitants it is one
of the biggest municipalities in the
Trenčín Region.
• Prievidza lies at an altitude of 280 metres
above sea level and covers an area of
43.06 square kilometres.
• Prievidza is 11th largest city in Slovakia.
• District Prievidza is the largest district of
Trenčín Region, has 113 662 inhabitants
and the 5th most populated district in
Slovakia
• The city lies, is surrounded by mountain
ranges on all sides, in the west Strážov
Mountains, in the north Malá Fatra, in the
east Žiar and in the south Vtáčnik.
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HISTORY OF PRIEVIDZA
• The beginnings of a rich history of
the original settlement of prividia
were written by hunters´community
settled on the Mariánsky vŕšok.
• The city was first mentioned in 1113
as Preuigan. It was promoted to a
royal free town in 1383.
• Since the end of the 19th century
and the beginning of the 20th
century, industry started to grow, as
the railways to Prievidza were
constructed.
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HISTORY OF PRIEVIDZA
• Since the end of the war, the
population has grown enormously
from 5,000 inhabitants to around
53,000 inhabitants, as industry grew.
• Prievidza became the home of many
miners and workers that found
employment in the coal mines, the
power station and the chemical
factory in the nearby town of
Nováky.
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PRIEVIDZA HAS 6 BOROUGHS
• Staré mesto (Old Town in English), Píly, Necpaly, Kopanice,
Zápotôčky and Žabník
• Three adjoining villages that are an administrative part of
Prievidza: Hradec, Malá Lehôtka and Veľká Lehôtka.
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MONUMENTS
• Church of the Holy Trinity - Today is one
of the most beautiful Baroque
buildings in central Europe
• Church of the Assumption of the Virgin
Mary - the oldest church in Prievidza,
originally part Prievidzská castle.
• Locomotive station
• Monument in honor of the fallen
fighters world War II
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INDUSTRY
• Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza operator complex mines in Nováky,
Handlová and Cígeľ. The largest
employer in the county.
• Nestlé – food profuction company
• Slovaktual – plastics for windows
• Rübig – metallurgical industry
• Unipharma - distributor of drugs,
pharmaceuticals and medical devices
• The tradition of research institutes in
the field of chemistry and mining
(PETROCHÉMIA, BEVEX, Bastro)
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RELAX, SPORTS, TOURISM
• Basketball – Slovak
champions, Voleyball,
Minigolf, Golf, Bowling,
• Cinema, Galleries,
Museum
• International airport with
irregular shipping,
Aeroklub Prievidza
• Bojnice castle, ZOO, SPA
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