Levice
Levice | |
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Town | |
From the top, Levice Castle, Levice Town Hall, Saint Michael church in Levice | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Levice Location in Nitra Region Levice Location in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′59″N 18°36′29″E / 48.21639°N 18.60806°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Nitra Region |
| District | Levice District |
| First mentioned | 1156 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | RNDr. Ján Krtík |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.99 km2 (23.55 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 30,556 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 934 01 |
| Area code | +421 36 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | LV |
| Website | levice.sk |
Levice (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈleʋitse] ⓘ; Hungarian: Léva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈleːvɒ]; German: Lewenz) 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, 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 seat of the Levice District, which is the largest district in Slovakia at 1,551 square kilometres (599 square miles). The town's heraldic animal is lion (Slovak: lev), and the town's colours are green and yellow.