Myjava

Myjava
Town
Coat of arms
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Myjava
Tourism region	Stredné Považie
River	Myjava
Elevation	325 m (1,066 ft)
Coordinates	SK 48°44′57″N 17°33′52″E / 48.74917°N 17.56444°ECoordinates: SK 48°44′57″N 17°33′52″E / 48.74917°N 17.56444°E
Area	48.54 km^2 (18.74 sq mi)
Population	12,042 (2014)
Density	248/km^2 (642/sq mi)
Founded	1586
Mayor	Pavol Halabrín (HZDS, SMER, ANO)
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	907 01
Area code	+421-34
Car plate	MY
Location of Myjava in Slovakia
Location of Myjava in the Trenčín Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.myjava.sk

Myjava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmijaʋa]; historically also Miava, German: Miawa, Hungarian: Miava) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.

Geography

It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flows through the town. It is 10 km away from the Czech border, 35 km from Skalica and 100km from Bratislava.

History

The settlement was established in 1533 and was colonized by two groups of inhabitants: refugees fleeing from the Ottomans in southern Upper Hungary (present Slovakia) and inhabitants from north-western and northern Upper Hungary. During the Revolutions of 1848, the first Slovak National Council met in the town as a result of the Slovak Uprising. Today, the house of their meeting is now part of the Museum of the Slovak National Councils, a part of the Slovak National Museum network.

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the town had 12,042 inhabitants. In 2001 95.5% of the inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.5% Czechs and 0.4% Roma.^[1] The religious makeup was 51.4% Lutherans, 28.2% people with no religious affiliation and 14.2% Roman Catholics.^[1]

References

1. "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2007-11-06.

External links

• Official website