Výčapy-Opatovce

Municipality in Nitra Region, Slovakia

Výčapy-Opatovce Vicsápapáti
Municipality
Church of all Saints
Coat of arms
48°25′N 18°05′E / 48.42°N 18.08°E / 48.42; 18.08
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Nitra District
First mentioned	1247
Area ^[1]
• Total	14.18 km² (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	152 m (499 ft)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	2,153
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	951 44^[2]
Area code	+421 37^[2]
Car plate	NR
Website	www.vycapy-opatovce.sk

Výčapy-Opatovce (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋiːtʂapi ˈɔpatɔwtse]; Hungarian: Vicsápapáti) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. It lies on the halfway between Topoľčany and Nitra.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1247.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 155 metres and covers an area of 14.189 km². It has a population of about 2180 people.

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms of village Výčapy is from 1717 and represents vineyard knife and plough on the red field. The Coat of Arms of village Opatovce comes from the year 1781 and displays a lion climbing on the coniferous tree in the green meadow.

Both coats have been combined and recognized by heraldic committee, and authorized by municipal council. However, nobody knows who really owned the Opatovce's coat of arms.

Ethnicity

The population is about 93% Slovak and 7% Magyar.

References

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