Poltár

Poltár
Town
256px Turkish bridge in Poltár
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Poltár
Tourism region	Novohrad
River	Ipeľ
Elevation	240 m (787 ft)
Coordinates
Area	30.45 km2 (11.76 sq mi)
Population	5,929 (2005)
Density	195 / km2 (505 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1246
Mayor	Pavel Hrončák
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	987 01
Area code	+421-47
Car plate	PT
Location of Poltár in Slovakia
Location of Poltár in the Banská Bystrica Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.poltar.sk

Poltár is a town and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Geography

The town is located in the Southern Slovak basin near the river Ipeľ, south of the Revúcka Hills, which is part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, around 18 km (11.18 mi) from Lučenec. It is home to a small production bespoke crystal maker called Slovglass Poltar that currently supplies Debenhams plc department stores in the UK and Ireland. http://www.slovglass.sk/

History

Poltár was first mentioned in 1246 as silva Polta. It received town privileges in 1969.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,099 inhabitants. 97.49% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.95% Roma, 0.51% Hungarians and 0.41% Czechs. The religious make-up was 50.14% Roman Catholics, 22.89% people with no religious affiliation and 20.79% Lutherans.

People

• Ivan Gašparovič, the former President of Slovakia was born here.

External links

• Municipal website (Slovak)