Myjava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmijaʋa]; historically also Miava, German: Miawa, Hungarian: Miava) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
Myjava | |
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Town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Myjava Location of Myjava in the Trenčín Region  Myjava Myjava (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′57″N 17°33′52″E / 48.74917°N 17.56444°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Myjava |
| Founded | 1586 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pavel Halabrín |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 313[2] m (1,027[2] ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,705 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 907 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 34[2] |
| Car plate | MY |
| Website | www.myjava.sk |
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 100 km 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 (today mostly 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.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Myjava was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 8 April 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Myjava and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, 95.5% of the inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.5% Czechs and 0.4% Roma.[4] The religious makeup was 51.4% Lutherans, 28.2% people with no religious affiliation and 14.2% Roman Catholics.[4]
Twin towns — sister cities
Dolní Němčí, Czech Republic- Kostelec nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
Flisa, Norway- Åsnes, Norway
Janošik, Serbia
Oroszlány, Hungary
Little Falls, NY[6]
References
External links
Media related to Myjava at Wikimedia Commons