Uhrovec

Uhrovec (Hungarian: Zayugróc) is a village and municipality in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.

Uhrovec
Municipality
Lutheran church
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Coordinates: 48.75°N 18.33°E / 48.75; 18.33
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Bánovce nad Bebravou District
First mentioned	1364
Area [1]
• Total	22.95 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	268 m (879 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,527
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	956 41[2]
Area code	+421 38[2]
Car plate	BN
Website	www.uhrovec.sk

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]}

• Karl Sovanka, painter and sculptor
• János Fadrusz, sculptor, started to learn in the sculptor-school in Uhrovec

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Uhrovec is twinned with:^[4]

• Gilowice, Poland
• Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary
• Modrá, Czech Republic
• Slavičín, Czech Republic