Uhrovec

Uhrovec
Village
Lutheran church
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Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 18°20′00″E / 48.75000°N 18.33333°E / 48.75000; 18.33333Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 18°20′00″E / 48.75000°N 18.33333°E / 48.75000; 18.33333
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Bánovce nad Bebravou
First mentioned	1258
Area
• Total	22.948 km2 (8.860 sq mi)
Elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	1,458
• Density	64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal code	956 41
Area code(s)	+421-38
Car plate	BN
Website	www.uhrovec.sk
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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:^[2]

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

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Uhrovec at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipal website (in Slovak)

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