Uhrovec

Uhrovec (Zayugróc) is a village and municipality in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.

History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1258.

Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 258 metres and covers an area of 22.95 km². It has a population of 1478 people. It lies in the Strážovské vrchy mountains, in the Radiša river valley, around 8 km from Bánovce nad Bebravou and 30 km from Trenčín.

Notable people
Both were born in the same house - building of local school.
 * Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician in the 19th century, leader of the Slovak national revival
 * Alexander Dubček, Slovak politician in the second half of the 20th century
 * Karl Sovanka, painter and sculptor
 * János Fadrusz, sculptor, started to learn in the sculptor-school in Uhrovec

Twin towns — sister cities
Uhrovec is twinned with:
 * 🇵🇱 Gilowice, Poland
 * 🇭🇺 Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary
 * 🇨🇿 Modrá, Czech Republic
 * 🇨🇿 Slavičín, Czech Republic