Lučenec

Lučenec Losonc
Town
Coat of arms
Lučenec Location of Lučenec in the Banská Bystrica Region Lučenec Location of Lučenec in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°19′43″N 19°40′09″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Lučenec
First mentioned	1247
Government
• Mayor	Alexandra Pivková
Area
• Total	47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	25,364
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	984 01
Area code	+421 47
Car plate	LC
Website	www.lucenec.sk

Lučenec (German: Lizenz; Hungarian: Losonc) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. About 25,000 people live there. It is the economic center of the Novohrad region.

Lučenec has a humid continental climate (Dfa in the Köppen climate classification).

History

It was first mentioned as Luchunch in 1247. In the 18th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and was the capital of Nógrád County. In 1938, Lučenec was annexed to Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award and lasted until 1945, when it returned to Czechoslovakia.

Twin towns

Lučenec is twinned with:

• Louny, Czech Republic
• Mělník, Czech Republic
• Pápa, Hungary
• Polesella, Italy
• Salgótarján, Hungary
• Zolotonosha, Ukraine

Other websites

• Media related to Lučenec at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Slovak)