Dolné Vestenice
Dolné Vestenice | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Trenčiansky kraj | |
Okres : | Prievidza | |
Region : | Horná Nitra | |
Area : | 13.836 km² | |
Residents : | 2,560 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 185 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 228 m nm | |
Postal code : | 972 23 | |
Telephone code : | 0 46 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 42 ' N , 18 ° 24' E | |
License plate : | PD | |
Kód obce : | 513989 | |
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Community type : | local community | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Kvetoslava Šimorová | |
Address: | Obecný úrad Dolné Vestenice Záhumenská 74 972 23 Dolné Vestenice |
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Dolné Vestenice (German Unterwestenitz , Hungarian Alsóvesztény - until 1907 Alsóvesztenic ) is a place and a municipality in the Okres Prievidza of the Trenčiansky kraj in the west-center of Slovakia , with 2560 inhabitants (December 31, 2019) .
geography
The municipality is located in the Hornonitrianska kotlina basin on the southern slope of the Strážovské vrchy mountains on the right bank of the Nitrica river . Dolné Vestenice is on main road 50 , between Prievidza , 20 kilometers to the east and Bánovce nad Bebravou , 14 kilometers to the west.
history
The municipality was already settled in the 11th century, but the first written mention comes from the year 1349, when the place is mentioned as Wezthernicz Inferior . The area belonged to the Skačany estate , and from 1777 to the Neutra Chapter. A factory for the manufacture of walking sticks, hats and carpets was established here in 1892.