Lučenec

Lučenec (German: Lizenz; Hungarian: Losonc) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. About 25,000 people live there. It is the economic center of the Novohrad region.

Lučenec Losonc
Town
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°19′43″N 19°40′09″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Lučenec
First mentioned	1247
Government
• Mayor	Alexandra Pivková
Area [1]
• Total	47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	186[2] m (610[2] ft)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	25,364
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	984 01[2]
Area code	+421 47[2]
Car plate	LC
Website	www.lucenec.sk

Lučenec has a humid continental climate (Dfa in the Köppen climate classification).

History

It was first mentioned as Luchunch in 1247. In the 18th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and was the capital of Nógrád County. In 1938, Lučenec was annexed to Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award and lasted until 1945, when it returned to Czechoslovakia.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)^[4]

Year:	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count:	29,023	28,039	28,204	24,661
Progress:		-3.39%	+0.58%	-12.56%

Population statistics^[4]

Year:	2023	2024
Count:	25,018	24,661
Progress:		-1.42%

Twin towns

Lučenec is twinned with:

• Louny, Czech Republic
• Mělník, Czech Republic
• Pápa, Hungary
• Polesella, Italy
• Salgótarján, Hungary
• Zolotonosha, Ukraine