Predmier

Predmier (Hungarian Peredmér - to 1907 Predmér ) is a municipality in the north- west of Slovakia with 1369 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011), the Region belongs to Okres Bytča, a part of the Žilinský.

Geography

The municipality is located in the valley Bytčianska kotlina the creek Hradnianka, on a river terrace of the Waag. Surrounded, the location of the mountains Javorníky and Súľovské Hills. The center is located at an altitude of 301 m nm and is five kilometers from Bytča.

History

The town was first mentioned in writing in 1193.

Population

Results of the census 2001 (1.347 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

  • 99.11 % Slovaks
  • 0.45% Czechs
  • 0.07 % Poland

After Confession:

  • 96.07 % Roman Catholic
  • 1.93% no religious affiliation
  • 1.56 % no answer
  • 0.22% Evangelical

Structures

  • Roman Catholic Church Gallus from 1799, built on the site of a wooden church
  • A castle built in the 19th century
  • Originally Renaissance Post Office building from the 17th century
  • Statue of Milan Rastislav Stefanik 1930

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Jozef Ignác Bajza, writer, author of the first Slovak language novel
Kraj List of tourism regions of Slovakia Vehicle registration plates of Slovakia Obec Petrovice, Bytča District
659996
de