Vígľaš

Vígľaš is a village and municipality in Detva District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Vígľaš
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Coordinates: 48.57°N 19.30°E / 48.57; 19.30
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Detva District
First mentioned	1393
Area [1]
• Total	31.98 km2 (12.35 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	352 m (1,155 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,512
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	962 02[2]
Area code	+421 45[2]
Car plate	DT
Website	www.viglas.net

Etymology

The name is of Hungarian origin: vég les (Weegles 1395), free translation "at the end", "a tree stand at the edge". The name was motivated by a royal hunting ground.^[4]

Climate

Lowest ever temperature recorded in Slovakia was recorded in Vígľaš in Pštrusa neighbourhood. During early morning of 11 February 1929, the temperature of -41,0 °C was recorded here. The record remains in place to this day. The temperature, however, was not the lowest in then-Czechoslovakia, beaten by 1,2 °C recorded in Litvínovice.^[5][6]

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