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Lučenec
Sign in to saveLučenec (; ; ; ; ) 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.
Lučenec is a town in south-central Slovakia that was historically significant as the 18th-century capital of Nógrád County in Hungary before becoming part of Czechoslovakia in 1920. The town is notable for its large synagogue, built in 1924, which reflects its once-substantial Jewish community before World War II and has been preserved through recent renovations.
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Key facts
- Slovak place.name
- Lučenec
- Slovak place.other_name
- Losonc
- Slovak place.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Slovak place.image_skyline
- Lučenec - pohľad na mesto (1).jpg
- Slovak place.image_caption
- Panorama of Lučenec
- Slovak place.image_flag
- Lucenec-lucenec-flag.svg
- Slovak place.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Lučenec.svg
- Slovak place.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Slovak place.subdivision_type2
- District
- Slovak place.subdivision_name2
- Lučenec District
- Slovak place.pushpin_map
- Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
- Slovak place.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Lučenec in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Lučenec in Slovakia
- Slovak place.leader_title
- Mayor
- Slovak place.leader_name
- Alexandra Pivková
- Slovak place.established_title
- First mentioned
- Slovak place.established_date
- 1262
- Slovak place.elevation_m
- 186
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lučenec
- Population
- 24427
- Area
- 47.790241
- Elevation
- 194
- Official website
- hu.lucenec.sk
- Image
- Lučenec - pohľad na mesto (4).jpg
- Dialing code
- 047
- Licence plate code
- LC
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- postal code
- 984 01
- Commons category
- Lučenec
- inception
- 1247-00-00
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- time of earliest written record
- 1262-00-00
- native label
- Lučenec
- P6482
- Lučenec
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Lučenec (; ; ; ; ) 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.
Lučenec is the economic centre of the whole Novohrad region, which includes districts Poltár and Veľký Krtíš.
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