Bory | |
Other Name: | Bori |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Levice District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bory in the Nitra Region##Location of Bory in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.1833°N 63°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1135 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.81 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 153 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 315 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 935 87 |
Area Code: | +421 36 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | LV |
Bory (Hungarian: Bori; in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈbori/) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1135. The village belonged to the noble family Bory de Bori és Borfői after which the village is named.[4]
The village lies at an altitude of 160 metres and covers an area of 8.811 km².It has a population of about 326 people.
The village is about 55% Slovak 45% Magyar.
The village has a public library and a football pitch.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny
Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"