returned to Czechoslovakia. Approximately 8.3% of current residents are ethnic Hungarians. Climate Lučenec has a Humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa) with four alternating seasons. There are hot summers and cold winters. There is a high number of sunshine days with a short time of duration of snow cover as well as the cover is relatively low. Near by Lučenec are located several water reservoirs such as Ľadovo, Mýtna, Málinec and most popular Ružiná. Demographics From 25 902 inhabitants (census 2021) are Slovaks - 20 648 79,72% Hungarians - 2 171 8,38% others - 7,721 11,9% In 1910 out of 12,939 inhabitants 10,634 were Hungarians (82%), 1,675 Slovaks (13%), 428 Germans, 9 Romas, 1 Ruthenian, 12 Croatians, 18 Serbans and 162 others. According to the 2001 census, there were 28,332 people living in the town, with majority of them being Slovaks (81.63%), with a minority of Hungarians (13.11%) and with a small percentage of Roma (2.32%), Czechs (0.61%) and others. The religious make-up was: 56.56% Roman Catholics, 21.12% people with no religious affiliation and 14.77% Lutherans. Boroughs Lučenec is divided into these boroughs: Lučenec Opatová Malá Ves Rúbanisko Notable People József Kármán (1769–1795), sentimentalist Hungarian author. Sándor Petőfi (1823–1849), Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. Božena Slančíková (1867-1951), pen name Timrava, a Slovak novelist and playwright. Zoltán Speidl (1880–1917) Hungarian track and field athlete, competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics Zoltán Tildy (1889–1961), an influential leader of Hungary Tibor Serly (1901-1978), Hungarian classical composer Margit Bokor (1900-1949), Hungarian opera singer Ralph Henry Brewster, (1904-1951), American writer and musician, spent several days here in 1942. Pavol Szikora (1952–2021) a Slovak race walker. Ivan Saktor (1954-2021) Twin towns – sister cities Lučenec is twinned with: Louny, Czech Republic Mělník, Czech Republic Pápa, Hungary Polesella, Italy Salgótarján, Hungary Zolotonosha, Ukraine Gallery See also List of cultural monuments in Lučenec References External links Spectacular Slovakia - Lučenec: reaching for the sky Cities and towns in Slovakia Bánffy family