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Partizánske

Slovakia / Trenciansky / Partizanske /

Partizánske (meaning approximately partisan town; earlier:Baťovany) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia. It have about 25 000 inhabitants.

Partizánske is a relatively young town. Its history starts in 1938–1939, when the Bata Shoes company built a shoe factory in the cadastral area of Šimonovany municipality. The newly created settlement for workers carried the name of Baťovany and was part of Šimonovany. The whole municipality was renamed to Baťovany in 1948 and given town status. As a sign of recognition of local inhabitants fighting in the Slovak National Uprising, the town was in 1949 renamed to Partizánske.
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Coordinates:   48°38'8"N   18°21'38"E