Patvarc Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Hungary
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Patvarc
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Nógrád
Area Total Km2:7.84
Population Total:670
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:85.45
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2668
Area Code:35
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Patvarc
Coordinates:48.065°N 19.349°W
Leader Name:Kornélia Bernáth

Patvarc (Slovak: Patvarec) is a village in Nógrád county, Hungary.

History

At the time of the conquest, the Slavs lived most densely in the Ipoly Valley. The name of the village was given by the Slavs, which suggests that the settlement was known as Patvarc at the time of the conquest. Patvarc is a single-item proper name. The first linguistic memory dates from 1335, where it was read as Potvorch. He's actually the people of a person named Potvor.

Etymology

The name comes from the Slovak/Slavic personal name Potvor (potvora - a monster). PotvorcePatvarc. See also Potvorice, Potvorov.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Branislav, Varsik . Branislav Varsik. Kontinuita medzi veľkomoravskými Slovienmi a stredovekými severouhorskými Slovanmi (Slovákmi) . Osídlenie Novohradu a Ipeľskej kotliny vo svetle miestnych názvov . Veda . 1994 . 115 . 80-224-0175-7 . Slovak.