Horné Lefantovce | |
Other Name: | Felsőelefánt |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nitra District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Horné Lefantovce in the Nitra Region##Location of Horné Lefantovce in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.42°N 18.14°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jaroslav Jazvinský |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1113 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 18.60 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 188 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 839 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 951 45 |
Area Code: | +421 37 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | NR |
Horné Lefantovce (Hungarian: Felsőelefánt) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District of the Nitra Region, in western Slovakia.[4]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. It was the ancestral estate of the medieval Elefánthy family, who built a 13th-century castle and a 14th-century monastery in the village.
The village lies in the centre of a west facing valley, at an altitude of around 190 metres and covers an area of 18.603 km2. A small stream runs through the village, and drains into the Nitra River.
The village has a public library a gym and football pitch.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"