Bátovce
| Bátovce | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Levice | ||
| Region : | Hon | ||
| Area : | 31.628 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,174 (Dec 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 37 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 224 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 935 03 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 36 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 17 ' N , 18 ° 45' E | ||
| License plate : | LV | ||
| Kód obce : | 502057 | ||
| structure | |||
| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Peter Burčo | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Bátovce 2 93503 Bátovce |
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| Website: | www.batovce.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Bátovce (German women's market , Hungarian Bát ) is a municipality in western Slovakia . It is located in the middle of the Bátovská kotlina basin on the Sikenica River , about 14 km from Levice .
history
The community was indirectly described as early as the 11th century, but was first mentioned in writing in 1267 as villa Bat . The place was quickly granted city rights and was later elevated to a royal free city . German colonists mined here; However, the development was stopped by Turkish invasions, poor yields from mining and the parallel viticulture. The German population emigrated or was Slovakized. In 1876 the city was downgraded from a Royal Free City to a simple village. Until 1918, the place was the seat of the chair district administration within the Hungarian county of Hont .
Attractions
- Protestant neo-Gothic church from 1873 with a free-standing church tower
- Catholic church with roots in the 13th century, modified in Baroque style in 1730
The southern district of Jalakšová also belongs to the municipality ; this was incorporated in 1944. From 1895 to 1972 Kmeťovce , since 1973 a part of Drženice municipality , was also part of the village.
The German name of the place is said to be derived from the time of occupation under the Turks; these drove the women from the area together here and sold them as slaves.
