Nové Zámky (in German: Neuhäusl or Neuhäusel, in Hungarian: Érsekújvár, in Turkish: Uyvar) is a town in southwestern Slovakia. Seat of a district (okres). Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. ... This region with rich history is situated in the SW of Slovakia, mostly in the E part of the Danubian Plain. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum, called zero level. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Car registration plates in Slovakia: Since 1997, a car registration plate number (EČ, evidenčné číslo) generally takes the form XX-NNNYY, where XX is a two letter code corresponding to a district (okres), NNN is three digit number and YY are two letters (assigned alphabetically). ... National motto: None Official language Slovak Capital Bratislava President Ivan Gašparovič Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 126th 49,035 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked 103rd 5,379,455 109/km² Independence January 1, 1993 (division of Czechoslovakia) Currency Slovak koruna Time zone  - in summer CET... Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. ...

The town is best known because of its famous history. An anti-Turkish fortress has been built on the site of an older settlement in the years 1573-81. Today's town arose around the fortress. The huge new fortress was one of the most modern fortresses in Europe when it was built. The Turks failed to conquer it six times, but in 1663 they managed to do so and made it the center of a Turkish province in southern Slovakia. In 1685 it has been conquered by imperial troops of Charles of Lorraine. Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Russia begins the conquest of Siberia Finland becomes a grand duchy. ... Events July 8 - Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... For information on the Duke of Mayenne, see Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne. ...

It also played an important role in many Anti-Habsburg uprisings in the 17th century in Slovakia. The emperor had it razed in 1724-1725 to prevent potential further insurrections which would use the fortress as their base. Finally, during World War II (1944), the town was heavily damaged by bombings of the Allies. Only small parts of the fortress still exist today. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ...