Bátovce
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48°18′N 18°45′E / 48.30°N 18.75°E / 48.30; 18.75 | |
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District | Levice District |
First mentioned | 1320 |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 31.63 km2 (12.21 sq mi) |
Elevation [2] | 224 m (735 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,189 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 935 03[2] |
Area code | +421 36[2] |
Car plate | LV |
Website | www |
Bátovce (Hungarian: Bát, pronounced [ˈbaːt], German: Frauenmarkt) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1037 as "FORUM REGINE". The second time Batovce was mentioned as "MERKATUM REGINE". In 1327 Hungarian King Karoly named Batovce as The Royal City. In the medieval times it was known as "The city of Queens" and it was one of three free cities in the Hont and Tekov region. After World War II a village called Jalaksova was connected with Batovce. During the 1970s, the Lipovina Water Dam was built and nowadays it is one of the centers of tourism in Levice region.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 231 metres and covers an area of 31.628 km². It has a population of about 1075 people.
Ethnicity
The village is about 95% Slovak with a Romani minority.
Facilities
The village has a public library, a cinema, a gym and swimming pool and a football pitch.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1656-1896 (parish A)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1903 (parish A)
See also
References
- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Batovce
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- Bajka
- Bátovce
- Beša
- Bielovce
- Bohunice
- Bory
- Brhlovce
- Čajkov
- Čaka
- Čata
- Demandice
- Devičany
- Dolná Seč
- Dolné Semerovce
- Dolný Pial
- Domadice
- Drženice
- Farná
- Hokovce
- Hontianska Vrbica
- Hontianske Trsťany
- Horná Seč
- Horné Semerovce
- Horné Turovce
- Horný Pial
- Hrkovce
- Hronovce
- Hronské Kľačany
- Hronské Kosihy
- Iňa
- Ipeľské Úľany
- Ipeľský Sokolec
- Jabloňovce
- Jesenské
- Jur nad Hronom
- Kalná nad Hronom
- Keť
- Kozárovce
- Krškany
- Kubáňovo
- Kukučínov
- Kuraľany
- Lok
- Lontov
- Lula
- Málaš
- Malé Kozmálovce
- Malé Ludince
- Mýtne Ludany
- Nová Dedina
- Nový Tekov
- Nýrovce
- Ondrejovce
- Pastovce
- Pečenice
- Plášťovce
- Plavé Vozokany
- Podlužany
- Pohronský Ruskov
- Pukanec
- Rybník
- Santovka
- Sazdice
- Sikenica
- Slatina
- Starý Hrádok
- Starý Tekov
- Šalov
- Šarovce
- Tehla
- Tekovské Lužany
- Tekovský Hrádok
- Tupá
- Turá
- Uhliská
- Veľké Kozmálovce
- Veľké Ludince
- Veľké Turovce
- Veľký Ďur
- Vyškovce nad Ipľom
- Vyšné nad Hronom
- Zalaba
- Zbrojníky
- Žemberovce
- Žemliare
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