Revúca
Revúca (formerly Slovak also " VeLka Revúca "; German United Rauschenbach, Hungarian Nagyrőce ) is a town in central Slovakia. It is located in the southern part of the Slovak Ore Mountains on the river Muráň, 42 km from Rožňava and 93 km from Banská Bystrica (street). Administratively it is divided into parts Revúca ( German United Rauschenbach ) and Revúcka (1976 amalgamated; German small Rauschenbach ).
History
It was first mentioned in writing in 1357 than Nagy Reucze. At the beginning she was a mining and agricultural settlement. From the 16th century to the 20th century, iron ore industry developed. The first mention of the town was 1557. During the 19th century the city was one of the centers of the Slovak national movement and the first Slovak grammar school was founded (1874 but again closed) 1862. Until 1918/1919 the town belonged to the county Gemer and small Hont the Kingdom of Hungary, then she came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia.
One of the biggest attractions include the old and new buildings of the first Slovak Grammar School from the 18th century, respectively. 1871, the late-Gothic Catholic church of St. Lawrence, the classical Protestant church and a classical town house from 1819. Nearby natural attractions ( National Park Muránska planina, Ochtinaer aragonite ).
Population
At the last census, the city had 13,466 inhabitants, of whom 92.12 % Slovaks, 4.14% Roma, 2.16 % Hungarians, 0.56% Czechs and others. 39.43 % of the population reported as a confession Roman Catholic Church, 19.77 % and 34.46 % Protestant church known as atheists.