Levice
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Levice (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈleʋitse] ⓘ; Hungarian: Léva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈleːvɒ]; German: Lewenz, literally lionesses) 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
History
Levice is first mentioned as Leua, one of the villages belonging to the parish of
First attacked by the
During the anti-
It was the hometown of Hungarian-American Eugene Fodor (1905–1991), the founder of Fodor's travel book company.
Demographics
Census 2011: 34.844 inhabitants (100%)
Ethnicity
- Slovak 25.549 (73,3%)
- Hungarian2.927 ( 8,4%)
- others 6.368 (18,3%)
Religious makeup
Roman Catholic (majority), Reformed Protestant (
Economy
Production
Textiles, cosmetics, furniture, products from locally obtained Golden
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.
Places of worship
- 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, Cs. armady 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 eclecticbuildings.
- 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 Ceskoslovenskej armady 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
- Horšianska Dolina (Horša Valley) – nature preserve with unique plant and animal endemics, folk architecture in Horša
- Kalinčiakovo – this village has a tiny but well preserved Romanesque church dating from the 12th century (see Romanesque church in Kalinčiakovo) and the swimming pool of Margita-Ilona
- Hronský Beňadik – medieval fort-monastery with Gothic entrance, tombs and memorabilia of Hungarian noblemen
- Eszterhazy, and Soví zámoček (Owl Château) where the Austrian composer Franz Schuberttaught music
- Santovka– mineral water springs and swimming pool
- UNESCO World Heritagesite
- Čajkov– known for local folk costumes and the annual wine harvest festival
- Free royal town, still known for hand-made pottery
- Celtic funeral place, medieval castle ruins, and a botanic nature reserve featuring rare rosespecies
Notable people
- Kálmán Kittenberger (1881–1958), geographer; born in Levice
- Pál Kadosa (1903–1983), composer and pianist; born in Levice
- Géza Steinhardt (1873–1944), Hungarian Jewish actor; born in Levice[4]
Twin towns — sister cities
Levice is
- Boskovice, Czech Republic
- Érd, Hungary
- Náměšť na Hané, Czech Republic
- Ruda Śląska, Poland
- Skierniewice, Poland
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Steinhardt Géza; Szekeres" [Hungarian Theater Arts Lexicon]. Magyar színházművészeti lexikon (in Hungarian). 1994.
- ^ "Partnerské mestá" (in Slovak). Levice. Retrieved 2019-09-02.