Plášťovce, Nitra Region, Slovakia
🇸🇰 Plášťovce (Hungarian: Palást) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.
History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156. In 1552 a locally significant battle between the Ottomans and Hungarian forces has happened here. The Hungarian army consisted of 8,500 Italian and German mercenaries, Czech infantry, Hungarians Hajdus, the city defence forces from the mining towns and local military units. They were defeated, 4,000 taken prisoner and the captain taking to Istanbul where he was executed.
Geography The village lies at altitude of 155 metres and covers an area of 50,509 km². It had a population of about 1,720 people.
Ethnicity The village is approximately 30% Slovak and 70% Magyar.
Facilities The village has a public library a gym and football pitch.
Places of interest • Roman Catholic church, 1898. • Manor, 18th century, baroque style. It was rebuilt to neoclassicistic style in the beginning of the 19th century. It is a Roman Catholic school. • Volksmuseum.
Europe/Bratislava/Nitra
Plášťovce has a population of over 1,720 people. Plášťovce also forms part of the wider Levice District which has a population of over 120,021 people. It is also a part of the larger Nitra Region. Plášťovce is situated near Levice.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Plášťovce has links with:
🇪🇪 Kose, Estonia 🇭🇺 Ócsa, Hungary🇸🇰 Bratislava 48.133
🇩🇪 Emmendingen 48.117
🇵🇱 Piekary Śląskie 18.968
🇭🇺 Várkerület 19.033
🇭🇺 Óbuda-Békásmegyer 19.037
🇭🇺 Szigetszentmiklós 19.048
🇵🇱 Siemianowice 19.049
Locations Near: Plášťovce 18.9667,48.15
🇸🇰 Levice 18.607,48.219 d: 27.8
🇭🇺 Esztergom 18.843,47.726 d: 48
🇸🇰 Zvolen 19.118,48.571 d: 48.1
🇭🇺 Szentendre 19.069,47.704 d: 50.1
🇭🇺 Dunakeszi 19.141,47.63 d: 59.2
🇭🇺 Óbuda-Békásmegyer 19.037,47.567 d: 65
🇭🇺 Rákospalota 19.133,47.567 d: 66
🇸🇰 Banská Bystrica 19.142,48.737 d: 66.6
🇭🇺 Budapest XV 19.117,47.55 d: 67.6
🇭🇺 Budapest XIII 19.05,47.517 d: 70.7
Antipodal to: Plášťovce -161.033,-48.15
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16755.2
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16455.4
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16145.1
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16073.1
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12444.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12343.4
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12328
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12324.5