Vígľaš
Vígľaš (Hungarian: Végles) is a village and municipality in Detva District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
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Municipality | |
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  Vígľaš Location of Vígľaš in the Banská Bystrica Region  Vígľaš Vígľaš (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′N 19°18′E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Detva |
| First mentioned | 1393 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.97[1] km2 (12.34[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 352[2] m (1,155[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,530[3] |
| Postal code | 962 02[2] |
| Area code | +421 45[2] |
| Car plate | DT |
Etymology
The name is of Hungarian origin: vég les (Weegles 1395), free translation "at the end", "a tree stand at the edge". The name was motivated by a royal hunting ground.[4]
Climate
Lowest ever temperature recorded in Slovakia was recorded in Vígľaš in Pštrusa neighbourhood. During early morning of 11 February 1929, the temperature of -41,0 °C was recorded here. The record remains in place to this day. The temperature, however, was not the lowest in then-Czechoslovakia, beaten by 1,2 °C recorded in Litvínovice.[5][6]
References
- "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- Krajčovič, Rudolf (2005). Živé kroniky slovenských dejín [Living Chronicles of the Slovak History] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Literárne informačné centrum. p. 89. ISBN 80-88878-99-3.
- ústav, Slovenský hydrometeorologický. "Pripomíname si 90. výročie zaznamenania historicky najnižšej teploty vzduchu na Slovensku". Aktuality SHMÚ (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- "Historical extremes - SHMÚ". www.shmu.sk. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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