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Sliač (pronunciationⓘ; Hungarian: Szliács) is a small spa town located in central Slovakia, on the Hron river, between Banská Bystrica and Zvolen. The town is known for its healing hot springs and for an airport which has been used for military as well as civil purposes. Sliač has a population of less than 5,000.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 329 metres (1,079 ft) and covers an area of 39.83 km2 (15.38 sq mi) ().
The town arose through a merger of two villages, Hájniky and Rybáre, in 1959 and was given the name "Sliač". However, both original settlements are much older. The Gothic church in Hájniky was mentioned for the first time in 1263 (when the territory belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary) and there is archaeological evidence of Slavic settlers living in the area since the 6th century. Some evidence also indicates that the history of the settlement stretches to 2000 B.C. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Sliač was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. Sliač Airport, formerly known as Letisko Tri Duby ("Three-Oaks Airport") due to the name of the area it was located in, played a key strategic role during the Slovak National Uprising.
It has a population of 4806 people (31 December 2025).
In year 2021 was 4894 people by ethnicity 4691 as Slovak, 117 as Not found out, 94 as Czech, 30 as Hungarian, 18 as Other, 14 as Russian, 8 as Rusyn, 8 as German, 6 as Italian, 6 as English, 4 as Ukrainian, 4 as Polish, 4 as Moravian, 4 as Bulgarian, 2 as Jewish, 2 as Romani, 2 as Romanian, 1 as Chinese, 1 as Irish, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Canadian, 1 as Iranian, 1 as Greek 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 4894 people by religion 1993 from None, 1873 from Roman Catholic Church, 738 from Evangelical Church, 126 from Not found out, 41 from Greek Catholic Church, 19 from Ad hoc movements, 17 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 14 from Other, 11 from Baptists Church, 10 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 10 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 9 from Buddhism, 7 from Church of the Brethren, 5 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 5 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 3 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Apostolic Church, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Islam, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
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