Vrútky
Vrútky (up to 1927 " Dolné Vrútky a Horne Vrútky "; Ruttek German, Hungarian Ruttka ) is a town in central Slovakia
Geography
Location
The town lies at the mouth of the river Turz in the Waag below the Malá Fatra, approximately 3 km north of Martin and 25 km east of Žilina. In the area is also home to the National Park Velka Fatra ( Národný park Velka Fatra ) and the city is the seat of its management.
Districts
- Hluchovo
- Karvaša
- Blahovca
Population
A large part of the Hungarian railway workers left after 1919 the town. As a result of the Second World War, there is no German and Jewish population more.
In the census of 2001, the town had 7298 inhabitants, of whom 96.01 % Slovaks, 1.33 % Czechs, 0.47% and 0.33 Gypsy Magyars. After the religion 50.34% were Roman Catholic, 24.86 % and 19.01 % without commitment Protestant.
History
It was first mentioned in 1255 for the first time in writing villa Vrutk.
Already at the end of the 13th century was distinguished in the records between Dolné Vrútky and Horne Vrútky. The place was dominated by agriculture long. 1869 lived 917 inhabitants here.
In the course of the construction of railway lines Žilina - Košice (1871 ) and Zvolen - Vrútky (1873 ) created new industries, and there was a boom. Especially the railway workshops are important for the city.
1901 lived in the town of 4345 inhabitants mostly Slovak and German (Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations ). 1910, there were already 6249 inhabitants.
Until 1918 Vrútky belonged to the county Turz in the Kingdom of Hungary. By the Treaty of Trianon, the place came to the newly created Czechoslovakia and then from March 14, 1939 to the independent Slovak state.
In 1921 Vrútky 6807 inhabitants in 637 houses, of which 5712 Slovaks, 252 German, 359 Magyars and 266 Jews.
End of the Second World War the city on 11 April 1945 was occupied by the Czecho-Slovak brigades.
From 1949 to 1954 and 1971 to 1990, the municipality was merged with the neighboring town of Martin, since 1990 it has city status.
Since 1993 she has been a part of Slovakia.
Attractions
- Gothic church of 1285, 1905 rebuilt in neo-Gothic style
- Neo-gothic protestant Lutheran Church (1903 )
- Synagogue (1910 )
- City Hall (1926 )
Traffic
The Vrútky railway station is an important railway junction. Originally, it was the hub of the Košice- Berger railway and the railway line Ruttka -Budapest, today's railway Salgótarján - Vrútky.
Education
At the moment there is in place a middle school, two elementary schools, one leisure center and 4 kindergartens.
Sports
- Football: TJ Lokomotíva Vrútky
- Tennis: TK Vrútky
- Street Hockey: Kometa Vrútky
Twinning
Personalities
- John Daniel Hertz (1879-1961), businessman
- Radoslav Brzobohatý (1932-2012), actor
- Adolf Scherer ( born 1938 ), football player
- Vladimir Weiss ( born 1939 ), football player
- Dalibor Karvay ( born 1985 ), violinist