Geography

48° 46´ N. latitude, 18° 36´E longitude, 260 meters above sea level (ranging from 257 - 887 m). Area: 4,306 hectares, of which 1,753 hectares is agricultural, 1,530 hectares is forested land and 48 hectares is water. Mean annual temperature in 1973 - 2000 was 9°C, the warmest month is July (mean temperature 18.9°C), while the coldest month is January (mean temperature -1.6°C). Annual precipitation: 637 mm.

The city is divided into five administrative districts: Staré Mesto (Old City), Píly, Necpaly, Kopanice and the combined neighborhoods of Hradec, Malá Lehôtka and Veľká Lehôtka. The suburban neighborhoods have the character of country villages.