Facts About Prievidza
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Prievidza is a city in central-western Slovakia.
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The Upper Nitra Basin was inhabited as early as the middle of the Paleolithic period, as evidenced by the rich paleontological findings in Bojnice and Prievidza.
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Prievidza is the second biggest municipality in the Trenčín Region.
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Prievidza covers an area of 43.06 square kilometres
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The first written mention of Prievidza was in 1113, as ‘’Preuigan’’.
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Prievidza was promoted to a royal free town in 1383, on 26 January.
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The name of the city is probably deduced from a personal name Previd with possessive sufix -ja
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Prievidza lies at an altitude of 280 metres (919 ft) above sea level
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Prievidza is twinned with Ibbenbüren, Germany; Šumperk, Czech Republic; Luserna San Giovanni, Italy; Valjevo, Serbia; Velenje, Slovenia & Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland.
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The Estimated Population of Prievidza is 47,033.