Myjava

Myjava
Town
Coat of arms of Myjava
Coat of arms
Myjava is located in Trenčín Region
Myjava
Myjava
Location of Myjava in the Trenčín Region
Myjava is located in Slovakia
Myjava
Myjava
Myjava (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°44′57″N 17°33′52″E / 48.74917°N 17.56444°E / 48.74917; 17.56444
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrenčín
DistrictMyjava
Founded1586
Government
 • MayorPavel Halabrín
Area
[1]
 • Total
48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
313[2] m (1,027[2] ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
10,705
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
907 01[2]
Area code+421 34[2]
Car plateMY
Websitewww.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 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19709,227—    
198011,668+26.5%
199113,135+12.6%
200113,142+0.1%
201112,330−6.2%
202110,985−10.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

According to the 2001 census, 95.5% of the inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.5% Czechs and 0.4% Roma.[6] The religious makeup was 51.4% Lutherans, 28.2% people with no religious affiliation and 14.2% Roman Catholics.[6]

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Myjava is twinned with:[7]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
  5. ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
  6. ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  7. ^ "Hodnotiaca správa programového rozpočtu mesta Myjava k 31. 12. 2018" (PDF). myjava.sk (in Slovak). Myjava. p. 20 (53). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  8. ^ "Sister City signs spring up around Little Falls". Little Falls (N.Y.) Times Telegraph. August 26, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Myjava.

Media related to Myjava at Wikimedia Commons


Stub icon

This Trenčín District location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.