Výčapy-Opatovce

Výčapy-Opatovce
Vicsápapáti
Municipality
Church of all Saints
Church of all Saints
Coat of arms of Výčapy-Opatovce
Coat of arms
Výčapy-Opatovce is located in Nitra Region
Výčapy-Opatovce
Výčapy-Opatovce
Location of Výčapy-Opatovce in the Nitra Region
Výčapy-Opatovce is located in Slovakia
Výčapy-Opatovce
Výčapy-Opatovce
Location of Výčapy-Opatovce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°25′N 18°05′E / 48.42°N 18.08°E / 48.42; 18.08
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictNitra District
First mentioned1247
Area
[1]
 • Total
14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
2,153
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
951 44[2]
Area code+421 37[2]
Car plateNR
Websitewww.vycapy-opatovce.sk

Výčapy-Opatovce (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋiːtʂapi ˈɔpatɔwtse]; Hungarian: Vicsápapáti) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. It lies on the halfway between Topoľčany and Nitra.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1247.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 155 metres and covers an area of 14.189 km2. It has a population of about 2180 people.

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms of village Výčapy is from 1717 and represents vineyard knife and plough on the red field. The Coat of Arms of village Opatovce comes from the year 1781 and displays a lion climbing on the coniferous tree in the green meadow.

Both coats have been combined and recognized by heraldic committee, and authorized by municipal council. However, nobody knows who really owned the Opatovce's coat of arms.

Ethnicity

The population is about 93% Slovak and 7% Magyar.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.


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