Uhrovec

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Uhrovec

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Evangelický kostel v Uhrovci.jpg

| image_caption = Lutheran church

| image_flag = Uhrovec-banovce nad bebravou-flag.svg

| image_shield =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{SVK}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Trenčín Region}}

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Bánovce nad Bebravou District

| pushpin_map = Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia

| pushpin_relief = 1

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Uhrovec in the Trenčín Region##Location of Uhrovec in Slovakia

| coordinates = {{coord|48.75|N|18.33|E|region:SK|display=inline,title}}

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| leader_party =

| established_title = First mentioned

| established_date = 1364

| area_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| area_total_km2 = 22.95

| elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Základná charakteristika |language=sk |date=2015-04-17 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| elevation_m = 268

| population_as_of = {{abbr|2021|Population: 2021-12-31. Population density & Total area: 2021-06-30/-07-01. Elevation, Postal code & Area code (last updated): 2015-04-17.}}

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7101rr/v_om7101rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| population_total = 1527

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 956 41

| area_code = +421 38

| blank_name = Car plate

| blank_info = BN

| website = {{URL|https://www.uhrovec.sk/}}

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Uhrovec ({{langx|hu|Zayugróc}}) is a village and municipality in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1258.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 258 metres and covers an area of 22.95 km². It has a population of 1478 people. It lies in the Strážovské vrchy mountains, in the Radiša river valley, around 8 km from Bánovce nad Bebravou and 30 km from Trenčín.

Notable people

  • Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician in the 19th century, leader of the Slovak national revival
  • Alexander Dubček, Slovak politician in the second half of the 20th century

Both were born in the same house - building of local school.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

Twin towns — sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia}}

Uhrovec is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Družobné mestá a obce|url=http://www.uhrovec.sk/druzobne-mesta-a-obce.html|website=uhrovec.sk|publisher=Uhrovec|language=sk|access-date=2019-09-08}}

References

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