Záhorce

Záhorce is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

Záhorce
Municipality
Záhorce
Location of Záhorce in the Banská Bystrica Region
Záhorce
Location of Záhorce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°07′N 19°21′E
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictVeľký Krtíš
First mentioned1236
Area
  Total17.98 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
991 06 (pošta Želovce)
Area code(s)+421-47
Car plateVK
Websitewww.zahorce.sk

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.

6: Banská Bystrica Region


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