Telgárt
Telgárt | |
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Village | |
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  Telgárt Location of Telgárt in the Banská Bystrica Region  Telgárt Telgárt (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′N 20°11′E / 48.833°N 20.183°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Brezno |
| First mentioned | 1326 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.97[2] km2 (21.61[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 886[3] m (2,907[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,460[1] |
| Postal code | 976 73[3] |
| Area code | +421 48[3] |
| Car plate | BR |
Telgárt (Hungarian: Garamfő, called Švermovo in 1948–1990) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
Etymology[edit]
The name is of German origin: Tiergarten (initially a hunting area). In 1948, the village was named after a Czech communist resistance fighter and participant in Slovak National Uprising, Jan Šverma. In 1990, the residents of the village returned to the original name claiming that it is still in use and Šverma never fought in Telgárt.[5]
History[edit]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326 [1], in 1549 [2] it was referred as Thygart.
Geography[edit]
The village lies at an altitude of 881 metres and covers an area of 55.974 km2. It has population of about 1,531 people. The Hron river rises in the cadastral area of the village, under the Kráľova hoľa mountain.
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Telgárt: 906m (1991−2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16 (61) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.8 (−9.0) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39.3 (1.55) |
41.9 (1.65) |
49.9 (1.96) |
65.5 (2.58) |
105.4 (4.15) |
116.6 (4.59) |
118.9 (4.68) |
101.7 (4.00) |
74.9 (2.95) |
70.5 (2.78) |
69.0 (2.72) |
45.1 (1.78) |
898.7 (35.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 115.9 |
| Average snowy days | 27.3 | 24.4 | 17.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 21.9 | 102.5 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Odaloš, Pavol (1991). "Toponymá okresu Banská Bystrica po 17. 11. 1989" (PDF). Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (10). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 219.
- ^ "Telgárt Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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