Prievidza

Prievidza
City
Above: City centre with Saint Bartholomew church
Below: Holy Trinity Church situated at Piarist square
Flag of Prievidza
Coat of arms of Prievidza
Prievidza is located in Trenčín Region
Prievidza
Prievidza
Location in Slovakia
Prievidza is located in Slovakia
Prievidza
Prievidza
Prievidza (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°46′16″N 18°37′18″E / 48.77111°N 18.62167°E / 48.77111; 18.62167
Country Slovakia
RegionTrenčín
DistrictPrievidza
First mentioned1113
Government
 • MayorKatarína Macháčková
Area
 • Total
43.06 km2 (16.63 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
309[2] m (1,014[2] ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
43,645
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
971 01[2]
Area code+421 46[2]
Car platePD
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.