Záhorce

Záhorce
Erdőmeg
Záhorce
Location of Záhorce in the Banská Bystrica Region
Záhorce
Location of Záhorce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°07′N 19°21′E / 48.12°N 19.35°E / 48.12; 19.35
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictVeľký Krtíš District
First mentioned1236
Area
 • Total
17.98 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation154 m (505 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
649
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
991 06[2]
Area code+421 47[2]
Car plateVK
Websitewww.zahorce.sk

Záhorce (Hungarian: Erdőmeg) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

Záhorce lies on the right bank of the river Ipeľ in the Krtíš valley . At present, the municipality of Záhorce includes in its territorial division also two former independent villages of Selešťany and Podlužany.

Monuments

The Evangelical church, a simple one-aisle tolerance building with a semi-circularly finished presbytery and a tower of 1781. After a fire in 1831, the church was restored, similarly in 1846. The interior is flat-ceilinged with a fabion. The altar is a simple Baroque column architecture from the 18th century. The church facades are smooth, the windows have a semi-circular finish. The tower, divided by pilasters, is finished with a bell helmet.

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  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. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.