Uhrovec

Village in Slovakia

48°45′00″N 18°20′00″E / 48.75000°N 18.33333°E / 48.75000; 18.33333Country

SlovakiaRegionTrenčínDistrictBánovce nad BebravouFirst mentioned1258Area

• Total22.94^[2] km² (8.86^[2] sq mi)Elevation

268^[3] m (879^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,518^[1]Postal code

956 41^[3]

Area code+421 38^[3]Car plateBNWebsitewww.uhrovec.skSource:^[5]

Uhrovec (Hungarian: Zayugróc) is a village and municipality in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1258.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 258 metres and covers an area of 22.95 km². It has a population of 1478 people. It lies in the Strážovské vrchy mountains, in the Radiša river valley, around 8 km from Bánovce nad Bebravou and 30 km from Trenčín.

Notable people

Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician in the 19th century, leader of the Slovak national revival
Alexander Dubček, Slovak politician in the second half of the 20th century

Both were born in the same house - building of local school.^{[citation needed]}

Karl Sovanka, painter and sculptor
János Fadrusz, sculptor, started to learn in the sculptor-school in Uhrovec

Twin towns — sister cities

Uhrovec is twinned with:^[6]

Gilowice, Poland
Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary
Modrá, Czech Republic
Slavičín, Czech Republic

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Mestská a obecná štatistika SR
^ "Družobné mestá a obce". uhrovec.sk (in Slovak). Uhrovec. Retrieved 2019-09-08.