Výčapy-Opatovce | |
Other Name: | Vicsápapáti |
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 Výčapy-Opatovce in the Nitra Region##Location of Výčapy-Opatovce in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.42°N 18.08°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1247 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 14.18 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 152 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 2153 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 951 44 |
Area Code: | +421 37 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | NR |
Výčapy-Opatovce (in Slovak pronounced as /ˈʋiːtʂapi ˈɔpatɔwtse/; Hungarian: Vicsápapáti) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. It lies on the halfway between Topoľčany and Nitra.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1247.
The village lies at an altitude of 155 metres and covers an area of 14.189 km2. It has a population of about 2180 people.
The Coat of Arms of village Výčapy is from 1717 and represents vineyard knife and plough on the red field. The Coat of Arms of village Opatovce comes from the year 1781 and displays a lion climbing on the coniferous tree in the green meadow.
Both coats have been combined and recognized by heraldic committee, and authorized by municipal council. However, nobody knows who really owned the Opatovce's coat of arms.
The population is about 93% Slovak and 7% Magyar.