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Nové Mesto nad Váhom, a small beautiful city, is located in the western part of Slovakia,100 km to the north from Bratislava. The city has approximately 21,000 inhabitants and is situated in a scenic valley between Biele Karpaty and Povazsky Inovec and thanks to its location and natural beauties the city offers many interesting things to see and to do.
History
Even though the name of the city is Nové Mesto nad Váhom the exact translation to English would be "New City upon the Vah river"the environment of the city was settled many years ago. According to several archaeological fields that were found in the city, in the part called âMneÅ¡iceâ the city belongs to one of the most important Slovak historical locations. Archaeologists found out that on those places people used to live and had their houses 240 000years ago. In the past the city was built as a big fortress with several towers that helped to defend the city and their citizens. The settlement was bombarded by soldiers and army but also by rowdy Turks several times and their houses and everything was ruined. The oldest document that was written about the history of Nové Mesto nad Váhom comes from the year 1253 when king Bela fourth dignified the settlement for a city because of the duty that citizens gave him during the horrific Turks incursion. Gradually, the city became a very important business center thanks to a very convenient location where people had good conditions for growing and rearing. Many markets took place very often where people exchanged different products and things among them. In the city were spread also several kinds of handicrafts such as shoes, ceramic or fur handicraft. Till nowadays Nové Mesto nad Váhom is a very important place for many industrial factories and companies,mostly foreign, which employ a lot of people from the whole region.