Prievidza | |
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City | |
Above: City centre with Saint Bartholomew church Below: Holy Trinity Church situated at Piarist square | |
Coordinates: 48°46′16″N 18°37′18″E / 48.77111°N 18.62167°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trenčín |
District | Prievidza |
First mentioned | 1113 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Katarína Macháčková |
Area | |
• Total | 43.06 km2 (16.63 sq mi) |
(2022) | |
Elevation | 309[2] m (1,014[2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 43,645 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 971 01[2] |
Area code | +421 46[2] |
Car plate | PD |
Website | www.prievidza.sk |
Prievidza (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈprɪeʋidza] ; Hungarian: Privigye, German: Priwitz) is a city in the central-western Slovakia. With approximately 46,000 inhabitants it is the second biggest municipality in the Trenčín Region and 11th largest city in Slovakia generally.