| Sliač | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Zvolen |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 48.6119°N 19.1436°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1244 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 39.83 |
| Elevation M: | 329[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,079 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 4811 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 962 31 |
| Area Code: | +421 45 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | ZV |
| Website: | www.sliac.sk |
| Area Note: | |
Sliač (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 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.
In 2018, Sliač had a population of 4,986. According to the 2001 census, 96.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 2.3% Czechs. The religious make-up was 46.1% Roman Catholics, 26.7% people with no religious affiliation, and 22.1% Lutherans.[4]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.
Přibyslav, Czech Republic