Vígľaš
Municipality
Vígľaš is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Vígľaš
Vígľaš
Location of Vígľaš in the Banská Bystrica Region
Vígľaš is located in Slovakia
Vígľaš
Vígľaš
Vígľaš (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°34′N 19°18′E / 48.567°N 19.300°E / 48.567; 19.300
CountrySlovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictDetva
First mentioned1393
Area
 • Total31.97[1] km2 (12.34[1] sq mi)
Elevation
352[2] m (1,155[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,530[3]
Postal code
962 02[2]
Area code+421 45[2]
Car plateDT

Vígľaš (Hungarian: Végles) is a village and municipality in Detva District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

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

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ ústav, Slovenský hydrometeorologický. "Pripomíname si 90. výročie zaznamenania historicky najnižšej teploty vzduchu na Slovensku". Aktuality SHMÚ (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  6. ↑ "Historical extremes - SHMÚ". www.shmu.sk. Retrieved 2022-06-29.


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