Uhrovec

Uhrovec
Uhrovec
Village
	Lutheran church
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	Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 18°20′00″E / 48.75000°N 18.33333°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Bánovce nad Bebravou
First mentioned	1258
Area
• Total	22.948 km2 (8.860 sq mi)
Elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	1,458
• Density	64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal code	956 41
Area code	+421-38
Car plate	BN
Website	www.uhrovec.sk
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Uhrovec (Hungarian: Zayugróc) is a village and municipality in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.

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 Trenčín

Notable people

Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician in the 19th century, leader of the Slovak national revival
Alexander Dubček, Slovak politician in the second half of the 20th century

Both were born in the same house - building of local school.^{[citation needed]}