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Trenčín
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Geography

The City of Trenčín, Slovakia is in the center of the Považie region. It is the administrative center of the Trenčín Regional Government Unit, which consists of 9 Districts:

Bánovce nad Bebravou, Ilava, Myjava, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Partizánske, Považská Bystrica, Prievidza, Púchov and Trenčín.

Thanks to its advantageous location, Trenčín is an important commercial, economic, cultural and sport center.  It is also known as the “City of fashion“.  Numerous institutions and companies have their headquarters and branches located in Trenčín. Expositions and fairs also have a long lasting tradition in Trenčín.  Current population estimates for Trenčín is 60,000.

Location

18° 03' east longitude

48° 55' north latitude

Altitude 204 - 210 m above the sea level
Size 8 199,70 ha
Population 57 545
Population density 720,05 perkm2


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Trenčín is located in the western part of Slovakia on the Trenčianska basin.  The Váh river runs north/south through the middle of the City, on the east the City is bordered by the massif of the Považský Inovec and Strážovské vrchy, and to the west by the ledges of the Biele Karpaty.

The City has a mild climate, the following climate conditions were recorded by the City in 2003.

Month I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII.
Temp°C -0,8 0,9 6,0 10,1 18,6 21,8 21,6 19,5 13,7 6,6 3,1 -0,8
Humidity % 94,8 67,9 64,2 51,3 58,7 58,8 75,9 63,3 66,4 76,6 75,4 83,6

The City of Trenčín consists of 10 cadastral territories:  Hanzlíková, Istebník,Kubra, Kubrica, Orechové, Opatová, Trenčianske Biskupice, Záblatie a Zlatovce.

Forest communities in Trenčín can be divided into two categories:  deciduous (broadleaf) and coniferous.  Broadleaf species outnumber coniferous species and the primary tree is beech.

Many mineral waters of a local importance can be found in the City and its surroundings. The characteristics of the mineral waters are following:

Indicator

STN 757111 Kubra Orechové Záblatie Zlatovce
pH reaction 8 6,16 6,84 6,10 6,03

Calcium

mg/l 332,60 757,10 435,70 290,80

Magnesium

125 mg/l 64,10 50,40 93,10 76,60

Nitrates

50 mg/l 0,70 19,00 2,20 1,30

Chlorides

100 mg/l 22,00 33,90 4,40 7,90

Iron

0,3 mg/l 0,98 0,00 0,73 3,36