Everything about Zvolen totally explained
Zvolen (;, ) is a town in central
Slovakia, situated on the confluence of
Hron and
Slatina rivers, close to
Banská Bystrica. It is the seat of an
okres (
Zvolen District). The town has a historical center with an ancient castle.
History
Zvolen has been inhabited since the
Paleolithic. In the 9th century, a
Slavic settlement (today the Môťová neighborhood) became a regional center of what is now central Slovakia. Zvolen remained the capital of
Zvolen county until the 1760s. In the 11th and 12th centuries, one of the largest medieval castles in Europe,
Pustý hrad, was constructed. The town, originally built under the castle, lied on an important trade route (
Via Magna) from
Buda to
Kraków. Zvolen was granted
town privileges by King
Béla IV in the 1230s - as one of the first towns in the
Kingdom of Hungary. The privileges were confirmed on December 28, 1243, after the original document was destroyed in war. Later, King
Louis I the Great built a new
castle, which became a popular hunting resort of the Hungarian kings. The future queen regnant
Mary of Hungary and emperor
Sigismund celebrated their wedding there in 1385.
In 1848-49,
Ľudovít Štúr was a member of the Diet, with Zvolen as his constituency. In 1871-1872, two new railways were built and Zvolen became an important railroad hub and important industrial center. Zvolen played an important role during the
Slovak National Uprising. Two of its
armored trains, which were made in the local railway manufactory,
Hurban and
Štefánik can be seen near the Zvolen castle.
Zvolen is an important railroad, an important road hub and has a large timber factory and a technical university. An
airport in nearby
Sliač offers direct flights to
Prague. The town square was modernized in 2002 and local businesses are popular with tourists. In wintertime an ice rink is constructed in the center and festive celebrations run throughout December.
Demographics
Zvolen has a population of 43,147 (as of December 31, 2005). According to the 2001
census, 95.9% of inhabitants were
Slovaks and 1.2%
Czechs. The religious make-up was 52.5%
Roman Catholics, 26.4% people with no religious affiliation, and 15%
Lutherans.
Sport
The local
ice hockey team
HKm Zvolen plays in the
Slovak Extraliga.
Famous people
Partner towns
Prachatice, Czech Republic
Zwoleń, Poland
Tótkomlós, Hungary
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