Rapovce
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Lučenec | ||
| Region : | Novohrad | ||
| Area : | 8.868 km² | ||
| Residents : | 939 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 106 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 175 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 985 31 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 47 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 16 ' N , 19 ° 41' E | ||
| License plate : | LC | ||
| Kód obce : | 511803 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Ladislav Sóky | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Rapovce Hlavná 99 985 31 Rapovce |
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| Website: | www.obecrapovce.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Rapovce (until 1927 also "Rapovec" in Slovak; Rapp in Hungarian ) is a municipality in the south of Slovakia with 939 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Lučenec , a district of the Banskobystrický kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Lučenská kotlina basin (part of the larger Juhoslovenská kotlina ) on the Mučínsky creek just before it flows into the Ipeľ near the border with Hungary . The Cerová vrchovina mountain range extends south of the village . The center of the village is at an altitude of 175 m nm and is seven kilometers from Lučenec .
history
Rapovce was first mentioned in writing as Rop in 1299 and belonged to various noble families. During the Turkish wars in the 16th century, the place was destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. In 1828 there were 57 houses and 496 inhabitants. In the 19th and 20th centuries there was a brown coal mine.
The village Demečer (mentioned in 1512 as Dewecher ), which was independent in the Middle Ages, belongs to the municipality, south of the main town, which was visited by the Turks in the 17th century and only rebuilt as a hamlet afterwards.
Until 1918, Neograd County, which is mainly Hungarian-speaking, belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then became part of Czechoslovakia . Due to the First Vienna Arbitration Award , he was again in Hungary from 1938-45.
population
Results after the 2001 census (932 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Roman Catholic church in baroque style from 1764
- originally a classicist country house, today a parish
