Nováky

Nováky (Hungarian: Nyitranovák) (German: Anfänger) is a town in the Prievidza District, Trenčín Region in western Slovakia. Nováky Power Plant, a thermal power plant is located near the town. Until 1920 in the Kingdom of Hungary.

Nováky
Town
St. Nicholas Church
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°42′48″N 18°32′22″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Prievidza
First mentioned	1113
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Daniš
Area [1]
• Total	19.38 km2 (7.48 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	242[2] m (794[2] ft)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	4,145
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	972 71[2]
Area code	+421 46[2]
Car plate	PD
Website	www.novaky.sk

The town is one of the centres of brown coal mining in Slovakia.^[4]

Geography

The town is located in the upper Nitra River valley, between the Vtáčnik and Strážovské vrchy ranges, about 10 km (6.21 mi) from Prievidza.

History

The first written record about Nováky was in 1113 as Nuovac.

In 1942, during the reign of the Nazi puppet government of "Independent" Slovakia, nearby barracks were used for the assembly and detention of Slovak Jews from all over the country, pending their deportation to Nazi death camps in German-occupied Poland. The camp was guarded by the Slovak Hlinka Guard militia.^[5]

Nováky has had town status since 1961.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,402 inhabitants. 97.32% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.89% Czechs, 0.41 Roma and 0.25% Hungarians.^[6] The religious make-up was 75.91% Roman Catholics, 18.06% people with no religious affiliation and 1.57% Lutherans.^[6]