Veľké Uherce

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Veľké Uherce
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Veľké Uherce coat of arms
Veľké Uherce (Slovakia)
Veľké Uherce
Veľké Uherce
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Trenčiansky kraj
Okres : Partizánske
Region : Horná Nitra
Area : 27.788 km²
Residents : 2,017 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 73 inhabitants per km²
Height : 230  m nm
Postal code : 958 41
Telephone code : 0 38
Geographic location : 48 ° 36 '  N , 18 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 36 '0 "  N , 18 ° 26' 0"  E
License plate : PE
Kód obce : 505722
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Alena Chalupová
Address: Obecný úrad Veľké Uherce
č. 360
958 41 Veľké Uherce
Website: www.velkeuherce.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Veľké Uherce (Hungarian Nagyugróc ) is a municipality in the west-center of Slovakia with 2017 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Partizánske , part of the Trenčiansky kraj .

geography

The community is located in the upper valley of the Nitra , at its left bank tributary Drahožica , which also supplies the small reservoir called Veľké Uherce above the village. Large parts of the municipality are located in the Tribeč Mountains , which are protected as part of the Ponitrie Protected Landscape Area . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 230  m nm and is six kilometers east of Partizánske .

history

Castle in Veľké Uherce

The place was first mentioned in writing in 1274 as Vgrych .

population

Results of the 2001 census (1964 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 98.98% Slovaks
  • 0.61% Czechs
  • 0.10% Poland

By denomination:

  • 89.56% Roman Catholic
  • 6.31% non-denominational
  • 2.90% not specified
  • 0.76% Protestant

Attractions

  • Romantic style castle with an English park
  • Church from the 14th century, remodeled in the 17th century in the Renaissance style

Web links

Commons : Veľké Uherce  - collection of images, videos and audio files