Veľké Lovce
| Veľké Lovce | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Nové Zámky | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 25.846 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,838 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 71 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 162 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 941 42 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 35 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 4 ' N , 18 ° 20' E | ||
| License plate : | NZ | ||
| Kód obce : | 503631 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Libor Kráľ | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Veľké Lovce 99 94142 Veľké Lovce |
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| Website: | www.velkelovce.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Veľké Lovce (Slovak until 1948 "Lót" - until 1927 "Nový Lot"; Hungarian Újlót - until 1900 Nagylót ) is a municipality in Slovakia in the Nové Zámky district . It is 8 km from the Podhájska Thermal Bath and about 20 km from Nové Zámky . A ruin of the Pauline monastery Máriačalád (Mary's family) belongs to the cadastre of the village. The Lovčiansky brook flows through the village .
history
It was first mentioned in a document in 1236. The historical region was Tekov in the Kingdom of Hungary ,
Until 1919 it belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary in Bars County , after which it came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia . Due to the First Vienna Arbitration , it belonged again to Hungary from 1938-45 and has been part of today's Slovakia since 1993.
The population is 2081 (December 31, 2006). Of these, Slovaks - 85.57%, Hungarians - 9.85% and Gypsies - 4.01%. 84.82% believed in the Roman Catholic Church, other religions are Reformers (Calvinists) - 10.37%, without denomination - 2.73% and Evangelical - 0.33% of the residents.
