Dudince

Town

Coat of arms

Country

Slovakia

Region

Banská Bystrica Region

District

Krupina District

Tourism region

Poiplie

River

Štiavnica

Elevation

140 m (459 ft)

Coordinates

48°10′00″N 18°52′58″E / 48.16667°N 18.88278°ECoordinates: 48°10′00″N 18°52′58″E / 48.16667°N 18.88278°E

Area

6.85 km² (2.64 sq mi)

Population

1,503 (31 December 2005)

Density

219/km² (567/sq mi)

Founded

1284

Date

First mentioned

Mayor

Dušan Strieborný

Timezone

CET (UTC+1)

- summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

96271

Area code

+421-45

Car plate

Location of Dudince in Slovakia

Location of Dudince in the Banská Bystrica Region

Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

Website: http://www.dudince-mesto.sk

Dudince (before 1927 Ďudince, Hungarian: Gyűgy, rarely German: Dudintze) is a spa town in southern Slovakia, with a population of 2,000. It is known for its healing mineral waters and spas. In Dudince is nowadays small thermal pool and spa.

It is located at the foothills of the Krupina Plain in the valley of the Štiavnica river, around 27 km south-west from Krupina and 15 km north from Šahy. Besides the main settlement, it also has a formerly independent village Merovce (annexed 1960). In town and near surround you can found travertine piles and "Romish" spa (see image gallery).

Archaeological discoveries show that the town was inhabited in the Neolithic. The first written acknowledgement dates back to 1284 as Dyud. The oldest mentioned about hot springs was in 1551.

It was the venue for the 2013 European Race Walking Cup.

According to the 2001 census, the town had 1,500 inhabitants. 95.67% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 3.53% Hungarians and 0.20% Roma. The religious make-up was 55.67% Roman Catholics, 28.93% Lutherans and 11.27% people with no religious affiliation.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Nitra, Slovakia"

Thermal water source

Hotel Rubin

Parish Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace

Park detail

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