город в Словакии, на р. Ваг. 84 тыс. жителей (1991). Машиностроение, текстильная, целлюлозно-бумажная, химическая промышленность. Музей транспорта.
"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about." Oscar Wilde
"Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen." Warren E. Burger
"Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party." Herbert Hoover
"Hitch your wagon to a star." Ralph Waldo Emerson