Levice

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

The town is located in the north-eastern corner of the Danubian Lowland, 110 km east of Bratislava, 40 km south-east of Nitra, 32 km south-west of Banská Štiavnica, 55 km south-west of Zvolen and 25 km from the border with Hungary.

It is the seat of the Levice District, which is the largest district in Slovakia at 1,551 km2. The town's heraldic animal is lion (), and the town's colours are green and yellow.

Geography

History

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Levice is first mentioned as Leua, one of the villages belonging to the parish of St. Martin's Church in Bratka () in 1156. It was part of the comitatus Tekov (Bars).

First attacked by the Turks in 1544, the town was set on fire while the castle was left unharmed. Between 1581 and 1589, the settlement was the seat of the Captaincy of Lower Hungary. The town was captured by the Turks in 1663 but recaptured only a year later by the Imperial Army led by General de Souches in the Battle of Levice, which took place beneath the town's castle. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Léva-1672.jpg" caption="Austrian map, 1672"] ::

During the anti-Habsburg revolution of 1709, the fort was blown up by kuruces. After the break-up of Austria-Hungary, the town became part of Czechoslovakia according to demarcation lines drawn by Entente forces in late 1918, with Czechoslovak troops reaching the city in January 1919 and Hungary giving up claim over it in 1920 by signing the Trianon treaty. As part of the breakup of Czechoslovakia under the Munich Agreement in World War II, the town again belonged to Hungary from 1938 to 1945. At the end of the Second World War it was returned to the restored Czechoslovakia. In 1993 it became part of present-day Slovakia.

It was the hometown of Hungarian-American Eugene Fodor (1905–1991), the founder of Fodor's travel book company.

Population

It has a population of  people (31 December ).

Ethnicity

Religion

Religious makeup

Roman Catholic (majority), Reformed Protestant (Calvinist), Moravian Brethren (the biggest congregation in Slovakia), Lutheran, Baptist, Old Catholic Church, Adventist of the 7th Day, Modrý kríž (Blue Cross), several Charismatic and Pentecostal communities, Jehovah's Witnesses, Muslim community (non-practising), Jewish community (non-practising), atheists

Economy

Production

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Textiles, cosmetics, furniture, products from locally obtained Golden Onyx, machinery and construction components, cereals, meat, eggs, dairy products, soft drinks, malt, wine (Levická frankovka is a trademark for locally produced red-wine). One of Slovakia's two nuclear power plants is in Mochovce, 12 km north-west of Levice.

Education

There are 8 elementary schools (7 secular including 1 Hungarian, and 1 Roman Catholic school), Gymnazium Andreja Vrabla, a general High School, a Hungarian Calvinist High School (Lyceum), a Business Academy, a Pedagogical and Social Academy, a Secondary Technical School, a Secondary Agricultural School and various apprentice schools.

Main sights

  • The Castle, built in a Gothic style as a trade-route guarding fort at the end of 13th century.
  • Dobo Château, built by István Dobó, a hero of the siege of Eger, in the 1560s.

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Places of worship

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  • St Joseph's Church, Roman Catholic, accompanied by a baroque Franciscan convent. It is found close to the entrance to the château, and dates from the turn of the 18th century.
  • St Michael's Church – Roman Catholic, found in St Michael's street (Sv. Michala). It is from the 2nd half of the 18th century
  • Church of the Holy Spirit – Roman Catholic, in the Rybniky quarter. It is from the start of the 21st century
  • Chapel of St Urban – Roman Catholic, F. Hecku street, 1770s
  • Evanjelický a. v. kostol – Lutheran, street, 1840s to 1930s
  • Zborový dom (Congregational House) – Lutheran, next to the latter
  • Kostol Reformovanej cirkvi – Calvinist, Sv. Michala street, end of 18th century
  • Zborový dom (Congregational House) – Brethren Church, S. Chalupku street, 1983–85
  • Synagogue – Jewish, K. Kittenberger street, half of 19th century

Other sights

  • Schoeller's Mill – built at the end of the 19th century, production was cancelled in 1998, rebuilt into a complex of luxury shops, offices, dwellings and entertainment facilities.
  • Main square – a good collection of Art-Nouveau and eclectic buildings.
  • Town hall – erected in 1902, second floor built-up while lifting the roof by a screw mechanism in 1927.
  • Teachers Academy – secondary school, E point of the Kalvaria hill, N of the main square, built in 1911 as a mix of the late Art-Nouveau and Italian trecento-influenced historism.

Functionalist architectures

  • District Court Building – corner of Mlynska and Zahradna streets, projected by Milan Michal Harminc
  • Fried's House – corner of L. Stura and Sv. Michala streets
  • Strasser's House – Sturova street, next to the Fried's House
  • Fertsek Brothers House – corner of Soltesova square and street
  • Munk's House – corner of Mlynska and Zahradna streets
  • Reitmann's House – Mlynska street, a passage to I. Krasku street
  • Eisler's House – corner of Mlynska and L. Stura streets
  • Police District Headquarters Building – former Seat of District Authority, crossing of Kalvinske square and Sv. Michala street
  • Health Insurance Company Building – M. R. Stefanik street, later Infant Hospital

Nearby places of interest

Notable people

Twin towns — sister cities

Levice is twinned with:

References

References

  1. (2015-04-17). "Základná charakteristika". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
  2. Tolnai, Csaba. (2010). "Levice: Monografia mesta". Harmony.
  3. "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011".
  4. (2021-01-01). "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
  5. (1994). "Steinhardt Géza; Szekeres".
  6. "Partnerské mestá". Levice.

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