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city in northern Slovakia

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Martin is a city and municipality in Slovakia, serving as the capital of Martin District within the Žilina Region. Located in Europe, the town sits at an elevation of 402 meters above sea level and has an area of 67.736749 square kilometers. Its earliest written record dates to 1284. The city is situated next to the Turiec body of water and uses the postal code 036 01 and local dialing code 043.

With a population of 51,139, Martin is twinned with Kalisz, Gotha, Bački Petrovac, and Balashikha. The municipality operates under the license plate code MT and maintains an official website. It is part of the Europe/Bratislava time zone.

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Place details

Locality
Martin
Region
Žilina Region
Country
Slovensko
Population
51,139
Timezone
Europe/Bratislava

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Encyclopedic overview

Martin ( Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartin] ; until 1951 Turčiansky Svätý Martin, Hungarian: Turócszentmárton, German: Turz-Sankt Martin, Latin: Sanctus Martinus / Martinopolis) is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains, near the city of Žilina. The population numbers approximately 54,000, which makes it the ninth-largest city in Slovakia. It is the center of the Turiec region and the District of Martin.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Martin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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