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Nové Mesto nad Váhom (pronunciationⓘ; Slovak pronunciation: [ˈnɔʋeː mestɔ ˈnad ʋaːɦɔm]; German: Neustadt an der Waag, Neustadtl, Waag-Neustadtl, Waagneustadtl, Waag-Neustadt; Hungarian: Vágújhely, Vág-Újhely) is a town in the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 189 metres (620 ft) and covers an area of 32.58 km2 (12.58 sq mi) ().
District town located at the northern edge of the Danubian Hills at the foothills of the northern end of the White Carpathians, on the Váh river. Other mountains nearby are the White Carpathian and the Považský Inovec. It is situated 27 km from Trenčín and 100 km from Bratislava and has an area of 32.58 km2. The Town parts are: Mnešice, Izbice, Javorinaská, Hájovky, Samoty, Luka, Centrum, Rajková (northern city), Záhumenice.
It has a population of 19,171 people (31 December 2025).
In year 2021 was 19,644 people by ethnicity 18,133 as Slovak, 1156 as Not found out, 363 as Czech, 87 as Romani, 83 as Other, 40 as Hungarian, 34 as Russian, 27 as Bulgarian, 25 as German, 21 as Romanian, 20 as Ukrainian, 17 as Rusyn, 13 as Polish, 13 as Moravian, 11 as Vietnamese, 11 as Italian, 11 as Croatian, 10 as Chinese, 9 as Serbian, 9 as French, 4 as Jewish, 4 as Canadian, 4 as Iranian, 2 as Greek, 2 as English and 1 as Albanian.
Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.
In year 2021 was 19,644 people by religion 8433 from Roman Catholic Church, 7061 from None, 2103 from Evangelical Church, 1474 from Not found out, 96 from Greek Catholic Church, 78 from Apostolic Church, 74 from Ad hoc movements, 62 from Other, 48 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 41 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 30 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 29 from Buddhism, 27 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 21 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 13 from Calvinist Church, 12 from Islam, 11 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 10 from Church of the Brethren, 7 from United Methodist Church, 5 from Old Catholic Church, 3 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 2 from Jewish community, 2 from Bahá'i Community, 1 from New Apostolic Church and 1 from Hinduism.
Lands in the place of today's Nové Mesto nad Váhom were inhabited in the prehistoric ages, as many artefacts from the Stone and Bronze Ages were discovered. In the local part Mnešice a prehistoric settlement was discovered.
The first written record about Nové Mesto nad Váhom was in 1263, when King Béla IV of Hungary granted freedoms for the loyalty during the Mongol invasions. It belonged to the Benedictine order, later to Matthew III Csák and others. It received its town privileges in 1550. Industry developed in the 19th century and was mainly focused at processing agricultural products.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Nové Mesto nad Váhom was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Slovak Bandy Association has organised rink bandy practice in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
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