Výčapy-Opatovce

Výčapy-Opatovce

Vicsápapáti
Výčapy-Opatovce Vicsápapáti
Municipality
	Church of all Saints
	Coat of arms
	Výčapy-Opatovce Location of Výčapy-Opatovce in the Nitra Region Výčapy-Opatovce Location of Výčapy-Opatovce in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°25′N 18°05′E / 48.42°N 18.08°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Nitra District
First mentioned	1247
Area
• Total	14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,153
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	951 44
Area code	+421 37
Car plate	NR
Website	www.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

^ "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

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[area-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.

[base_info-2] "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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