Tužina

Tužina
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°54′N 18°37′E / 48.900°N 18.617°E / 48.900; 18.617Coordinates: 48°54′N 18°37′E / 48.900°N 18.617°E / 48.900; 18.617
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Prievidza
First mentioned	1393
Area
• Total	48.193 km2 (18.607 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
• Total	1,219
• Density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	972 14
Area code(s)	421-46
Car plate	PD
Website	www.tuzina.sk

Tužina (German: Schmiedshau, Hungarian: Kovácsplota) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History[]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1393. The village belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.

Geography[]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 360 metres and covers an area of 48.193 km². It has a population of about 1219 people.

External links[]

• Media related to Tužina at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

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