Nováky

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Nováky

Total population

4,427

Founded

1113

Elevation242 m

Land area19.38 km²

Coordinates48.72°, 18.54°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Nováky is a town in the Prievidza District, Trenčín Region in western Slovakia. Nováky Power Plant, a thermal power plant is located near the town. Until 1920 in the Kingdom of Hungary.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

B

Branislav Obžera

Slovak soccer player

A

András Géczi

Hungarian teacher

M

Mór Kosztolányi

(1806–1884)

A

Adolf Majthényi

Flóra Majthényi

poet (1837-1915)

G

Gusztáv Tarnóczy

Hungarian politician (1835-1907)

M

Menyhért Tarnóczy

I

István Tarnóczy

Catholic priest and Catholic friar (1626–1689)

Adrián Guľa

Slovak association football player and coach

Filip Oršula

Slovak footballer

M

Milan Mujkoš

Slovak footballer

P

Peter Páleš

Czechoslovak canoeist

A

Anton Neuwirth

Slovak doctor (1921–2004)

A

Anton Baláž

Slovak dramatic and writer

Anton Šalát

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, educator, roman catholic priest and Slovak nation politician

B

Božena Fuková

Czechoslovakian economist and politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Trenčín

• Zemianske Kostoľany
  2.3 mi away · pop. 1,703
• Diviacka Nová Ves
  3 mi away · pop. 1,759
• Koš
  3.1 mi away · pop. 1,081
• Lehota pod Vtáčnikom
  3.1 mi away · pop. 3,844
• Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom
  3.1 mi away · pop. 1,844
• Nitrianske Sučany
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,240
• Opatovce nad Nitrou
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,446
• Kocurany
  3.7 mi away · pop. 422
• Sebedražie
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,734
• Diviaky nad Nitricou
  4 mi away · pop. 1,795
• Bystričany
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,814
• Nitrica
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,241

Browse all places in Trenčín →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Springtime Dung Beetle

Trypocopris vernalis

Seen 2026-09-19

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Seen 2026-09-19

The Satellite

Eupsilia transversa

Seen 2026-09-15

Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Seen 2026-09-15

Wall Brown

Lasiommata megera

Seen 2026-09-15

Short-tailed Blue

Everes argiades

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Seen 2026-09-15

Sooty Copper

Lycaena tityrus

Seen 2026-09-15

Feathered Gothic

Tholera decimalis

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).