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Piestany city, Slovakia

Piestany okres, Trnava region

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Piešťany flag

Piestany flag submitted through Rob Raeside, 27 July 1999

Piešťany (Hungarian: Pöstyén; German: Bad Pistyan had 33.176 inhabitants (1990 census). In 1910: 7.379 inhabitants (70,9% Slovakian, 19,5% Hungarian and 8,0% German). The town was in Nyitra (in Slovakian Nitra) County of the Kingdom of Hungary till 1918/1920 (Declaration of Turcianske Svätý Martin (now Martin) / Treaty of Trianon). 1920-1938 part of Czechoslovakia, 1939-1945 part of Slovakia, and 1945-1992 part of Czechoslovakia. Here is a world famous spa (warm water 67° C).
István Molnár, 29 Jun 2000

Piešťany Coat of Arms

Piestany Coat of Arms from http://www.tatrahome.sk/revue/erby/ . (!Link does not work any more!)