Potvorice (Hungarian: Patvaróc) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
Potvorice | |
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Municipality | |
  Potvorice Location of Potvorice in the Trenčín Region  Potvorice Potvorice (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′N 17°51′E / 48.683°N 17.850°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
| First mentioned | 1263 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.045 km2 (1.562 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 561 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 916 25 |
| Area code | 421-32 |
| Car plate | NM |
| Website | www.potvorice.sk |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Potvorice was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 177 metres (581 ft) and covers an area of 4.045 square kilometres (1.562 sq mi). It has a population of about 561 people.
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