Krupina

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Krupina
Town
View of Krupina
Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica
District Krupina
River Krupinica
Elevation 262 m (860 ft)
Coordinates 48°21′13″N 19°04′00″E / 48.35361, 19.066667
Area 88.6 km² (34 sq mi)
Population 7,812 (31 December 2005)
Density 88 /km² (228 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1135
Mayor Radoslav Vazan
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 963 01
Phone prefix 421-45
Car plate KA
Location of Zvolen within Slovakia
Location of Zvolen within Slovakia
Location of Zvolen within Slovakia
Wikimedia Commons: Krupina
Website: http://www.krupina.sk
Source: [1]

Krupina (German: Karpfen, Hungarian: Korpona) is a town in southern central Slovakia. It is part of the Banská Bystrica Region and it is seat of the Krupina District. The town has 7,812 inhabitants as of 2005. It lies on the Krupina Plain under the Štiavnica Mountains, halfway between Zvolen and Šahy.

The first written reference to the town dates back to 1135. Along with Trnava, Krupina is the oldest town in Slovakia, having received town privileges in 1238.[2] Historically, the town was part of the Zvolen and later of the Hont counties.

  1. ^ Krupina. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
  2. ^ Mesto Krupina - história (Town of Krupina - history) (Slovak). Town of Krupina. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.

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