Tekov ungarian: ''Bars''is the traditional name of a region situated in southern and central

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. Its territory encompasses the former Bars county, existing in the

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from the 11th century until 1918, though it is now administratively divided between the

Nitra Nitra (; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra (river), Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of ...

and Banská Bystrica regions (

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Žiar nad Hronom Žiar nad Hronom (slang: Žiar, , ; until 1920 ''Svätý Kríž'' and until 1955 ''Svätý Kríž nad Hronom'') is a city in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Name development The name of the settlement has gone through multiple developments. P ...

Žarnovica Žarnovica (; ) is a town and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. The town is situated in the Hron river valley. It has a population of around 6,000 people. History The first written mention about Žarnov ...

, Zlaté Moravce, and partly

Levice Levice (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ; ) is a town in western Slovakia. The town lies on the left bank of the lower Hron river. The Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavic name of the town was ''Leva'', which means "the Left One". The town is located i ...

). Tekov is situated along the

Hron The Hron (; ; ; ) is a long left tributary of the DanubeP ...

river, between the Hont region in the east, (including)

Kremnica Kremnica (; , ) is a town in central Slovakia. It has around 5,300 inhabitants. The well-preserved medieval town built above important gold mines is the site of the oldest still-working mint in the world. Name The name is derived from Slovak '' ...

and

Hronská Dúbrava Hronská Dúbrava () is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv i ...

in the north, the Žitava river in the west, Bešeňov and (excluding)

Bíňa Bíňa () is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an elevation of 132 metres (433 ft) and covers an area of 23.501 km² (9.074 mi²). Hi ...

in the south. The rivers Hron and Žitava flow through the region. The original seat of the count was the Tekov Castle (since 1321), then

Castle. The capital moved in the late 1580 to Topoľčianky and in the late 18th century to Zlaté Moravce. See also: Bars county, List of traditional regions of Slovakia

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Tekov Region
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