Levice

Levice
Town
From the top, Levice Castle, Levice Town Hall, Saint Michael church in Levice
Coat of arms of Levice
Levice is located in Nitra Region
Levice
Levice
Location in Nitra Region
Levice is located in Slovakia
Levice
Levice
Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°12′59″N 18°36′29″E / 48.21639°N 18.60806°E / 48.21639; 18.60806
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictLevice District
First mentioned1156
Government
 • MayorRNDr. Ján Krtík
Area
 • Total61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation165 m (541 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total31,081
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
934 01[2]
Area code+421 36[2]
Car plateLV
Websitelevice.sk

Levice (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈleʋitse] ; Hungarian: Léva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈleːvɒ]; German: Lewenz) 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 (Podunajská nížina), 110 kilometres (68 miles) east of Bratislava, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south-east of Nitra, 32 kilometres (20 miles) south-west of Banská Štiavnica, 55 kilometres (34 miles) south-west of Zvolen and 25 kilometres (16 miles) from the border with Hungary.

It is the capital of the Levice District, which is the largest district in Slovakia at 1,551 square kilometres (599 square miles). The town's heraldic animal is lion (in Slovak lev), and the town's colours are green and yellow.

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.