Výčapy-Opatovce (; ) is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Nitra District
Nitra District () is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia
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in western central
Slovakia
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, in the
Nitra Region
The Nitra Region (, ; ) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts () and 354 municipalities, from which 16 have a town status. T ...
. It lies on the halfway between
Topoľčany
Topoľčany (; before 1920; ) is a town in the Nitra Region of Slovakia. The population is around 25,000 in total. The town's population is nicknamed ''Žochári'' (singl. ''Žochár'') (producers, or owners of "mosses").
The Nitra River flows t ...
and
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 ...
.
History
In
historical records the village was first mentioned in 1247.
Geography
The
village
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lies at an
altitude
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of 155 metres and covers an
area
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of 14.189 km
2. It has a
population
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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
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Výčapy OpatovceVýčapy Opatovce, official pages
Villages and municipalities in Nitra District
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