Tužina
Municipality in Slovakia
48°54′N 18°37′E / 48.900°N 18.617°E / 48.900; 18.617
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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 once belonged to the German language island of Hauerland but the majority of the German population was expelled at the end of World War II.[1]
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.
References
- ^ William Richter, Deutsche Sprachinseln in der Slowakei mit Fokus auf das Hauerland – Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft, in: Linguistische Treffen in Wrocław, Vol. 20 (2021), p.265-266
External links
Media related to Tužina at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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Municipalities of Prievidza District
- Bystričany
- Cigeľ
- Čavoj
- Čereňany
- Diviacka Nová Ves
- Diviaky nad Nitricou
- Dlžín
- Dolné Vestenice
- Horná Ves
- Horné Vestenice
- Chrenovec-Brusno
- Chvojnica
- Jalovec
- Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom
- Kanianka
- Kľačno
- Kocurany
- Kostolná Ves
- Koš
- Lazany
- Lehota pod Vtáčnikom
- Liešťany
- Lipník
- Malá Čausa
- Malinová
- Nedožery-Brezany
- Nevidzany
- Nitrianske Pravno
- Nitrianske Rudno
- Nitrianske Sučany
- Nitrica
- Opatovce nad Nitrou
- Oslany
- Podhradie
- Poluvsie
- Poruba
- Pravenec
- Radobica
- Ráztočno
- Rudnianska Lehota
- Sebedražie
- Seč
- Šútovce
- Temeš
- Tužina
- Valaská Belá
- Veľká Čausa
- Zemianske Kostoľany
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