Piešťany
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Summary
Piešťany is a spa town[1]. Piešťany ranks in the top 6% of spa town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (826 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Piešťany District[3]
- Country: Slovakia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Váh[5], Dubová[6], Biskupický kanál[7], Piešťanské rameno[8], Sĺňava Reservoir[9]
- Head of government: Peter Jančovič[10]
- Instance of: town[11], municipality of Slovakia[12]
- Shares border with: Veľké Orvište[13], Trebatice[14], Drahovce[15], Veselé[16], Rakovice[17], Borovce[18], Krakovany[19], Bašovce[20], Pobedim[21], Horná Streda[22], Ducové[23], Hubina[24], Moravany nad Váhom[25], Banka[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Poděbrady[27], Heinola[28], Montevago[29], Eilat[30], Hajdúnánás[31], Ustroń[32], Varaždinske Toplice[33], Luhačovice[34], Xicheng District[35], Budapest District IX[36]
- Postal code: 921 01[37]
- Commons category: Piešťany[38]
- Licence plate code: PN[39]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[40], UTC+02:00[41]
- Local dialing code: 033[42]
- Inception: 1113[43]
- Located in/on physical feature: Dolnovážská niva[44], Danubian Flat[45]
- Official website: https://www.piestany.sk[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Piešťany[47]
- Commons gallery: Piešťany[48]
- Population: 29,957[49], 27,534[50], 27,790[51], 27,681[52], 27,057[53], 23,385[54], 28,511[55], 31,452[56], 30,606[57], 28,268[58], 33,142[59], 27,666[60], 27,998[61], 29,587[62]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Piešťany include Piešťany Airport[63], an airport[64], in Slovakia[65] and 4573 Piešťany[66], an asteroid[67].
Why It Matters
Piešťany has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Piešťany is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for Piešťany include Piešťany Airport[63], an airport[64], in Slovakia[65] and 4573 Piešťany[66], an asteroid[67].