Lučenec
Lučenec
Losonc | |
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Panorama of Lučenec | |
Location of Lučenec in the Banská Bystrica Region Location of Lučenec in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′N 19°40′E / 48.33°N 19.67°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica Region |
| District | Lučenec District |
| First mentioned | 1262 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexandra Pivková |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 25,191 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 984 01 |
| Area code | +421 47 |
| Car plate | LC |
| Website | www |
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Lučenec (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈlutʂeɲets] ⓘ; German: Lizenz; Hungarian: Losonc; Yiddish: לאשאנץ, romanized: Lashantz; Latin: Lutetia Hungarorum) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Historically, it was part, and in the 18th century the capital, of Nógrád County of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1920, as a result of the Treaty of Trianon, it became a part of Czechoslovakia. The town has a large synagogue, built in 1924, which served a large Jewish population before World War II. The synagogue underwent renovations in 2016.
Lučenec is the economic centre of the whole Novohrad region, which includes districts Poltár and Veľký Krtíš.