Facts About Martin
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Martin lies at an altitude of 395 metres (1,296 ft) above sea level.
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The city of Martin won the United Nations Public Service Award in 2011 in the category: Preventing and Combating Corruption in the Public Service.
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The first recorded reference to Martin in written sources is dated to 1284 under the name of Vila Sancti Martini.
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Martin is the ninth-largest city in Slovakia.
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National Council of the Slovak Republic declared the city of Martin the centre of the national culture of the Slovaks on August 24, 1994.
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The Estimated Population of Martin is 54,618.
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Martin is surrounded by Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains.
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In 1340, King Charles Robert granted the town the respective rights and the community became natural centre of Turčianske Valley, along Turiec-river, enclosed from both parts with afforested massifs of Small Fatra and Great Fatra Mountains.
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Martin is the seat of the Slovak National Library and Slovak Matica.
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Martin is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains.
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Martin covers an area of 67.74 square kilometres (26.2 sq mi).
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Martin lies in the north temperate zone and has a continental climate with four distinct seasons.
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Martin is twinned with: Bački Petrovac, Serbia; Békéscsaba, Hungary; Fargo, United States; Gotha, Germany; Hoogeveen, Netherlands; Jičín, Czech Republic; Kalisz, Poland & Zheleznodorozhny, Russia.
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Martin is home to the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, which is one of three medical schools in Slovakia.
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Martin Average annual temperature is around 7 °C (45 °F) and average annual rainfall is 750–860 mm.
