Uhrovec ( hu, Zayugróc) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and

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in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the

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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

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Notable people

Ľudovít Štúr Ľudovít Velislav Štúr (; hu, Stur Lajos; 28 October 1815 – 12 January 1856), known in his era as Ludevít Štúr, (pen names : B. Dunajský, Bedlivý Ludorob, Boleslav Záhorský, Brat Slovenska, Ein Slave, Ein ungarischer Slave, Karl Wi ...

, Slovak politician in the 19th century, leader of the Slovak national revival *

Alexander Dubček Alexander Dubček (; 27 November 1921 – 7 November 1992) was a Slovak politician who served as the First Secretary of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) (''de facto'' leader of Czechoslovak ...

, Slovak politician in the second half of the 20th century Both were born in the same house - building of local school. * Karl Sovanka, painter and sculptor *

János Fadrusz János Fadrusz (2 September 1858, Pressburg – 26 October 1903, Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor in the Neoclassical style. He was especially noted for his works on historical subjects. Biography He was the son of a poor cheesemaker, who ...

, sculptor, started to learn in the sculptor-school in Uhrovec

Twin towns — sister cities

Uhrovec is twinned with: * Gilowice, Poland *

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, Hungary * Modrá, Czech Republic *

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, Czech Republic

References

External links

Municipal website
Villages and municipalities in Bánovce nad Bebravou District {{Trenčín-geo-stub