Poltár

Poltár
Poltár
Town
	Turkish bridge in Poltár
	Coat of arms
	Poltár Location of Poltár in the Banská Bystrica RegionShow map of Banská Bystrica RegionShow map of SlovakiaShow all
	Coordinates: 48°25′50″N 19°47′51″E / 48.43056°N 19.79750°ECoordinates: 48°25′50″N 19°47′51″E / 48.43056°N 19.79750°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Poltár
First mentioned	1246
Government
• Mayor	Martina Brisudová
Area
• Total	30.45 km2 (11.76 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)
• Total	5,632
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	987 01
Area code(s)	+421-47
Car plate	PT
Website	www.poltar.sk

Poltár is a town and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Geography[]

The town is located in the Southern Slovak basin near the river Ipeľ, south of the Revúcka Hills, which is part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, around 18 km (11.18 mi) from Lučenec. It is home to a small production bespoke crystal maker called Slovglass Poltar that currently supplies Debenhams plc department stores in the UK and Ireland.^[2]

History[]

Poltár was first mentioned in 1246 as silva Polta. It received town privileges in 1969.

Demographics[]

According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,099 inhabitants. 97.49% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.95% Roma, 0.51% Hungarians and 0.41% Czechs.^[3] The religious make-up was 50.14% Roman Catholics, 22.89% people with no religious affiliation and 20.79% Lutherans.^[3]