Opatovce

Location of Trenčín District in the Trenčín Region

Opatovce (Hungarian: Vágapáti) is a village and municipality in Trenčín District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. Opatove was voted Slovakia's best village in Slovakia's best village competition in 1956.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 204 metres and covers an area of 2.898 km². It has a population of about 395 people.

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Municipalities of Trenčín District
Nemšová Trenčianske Teplice Trenčín Adamovské Kochanovce Bobot Dolná Poruba Dolná Súča Drietoma Dubodiel Horná Súča Horňany Horné Srnie Hrabovka Chocholná-Velčice Ivanovce Kostolná-Záriečie Krivosúd-Bodovka Melčice-Lieskové Mníchova Lehota Motešice Neporadza Omšenie Opatovce Petrova Lehota Selec Skalka nad Váhom Soblahov Svinná Štvrtok Trenčianska Teplá Trenčianska Turná Trenčianske Jastrabie Trenčianske Mitice Trenčianske Stankovce Veľká Hradná Veľké Bierovce Zamarovce
Municipalities of Trenčín /Trencsén District (In Hungarian) Nemsó Trencsén Trencsénteplic Adamóckohanóc Alsószúcs Barátszabadi Bercsény Bérces Bobót Bodóka Cobolyfalu Drétoma Felsőszernye Felsőszúcs Hornyán Hőlak Ivánháza Melcsicmogyoród Motesic Nagybiróc Nagyradna Nagysziklás Neporác Ölved Péterszabadja Szelec Szúcsgyertyános Tarajosvelcsőc Tornyos Trencsénmitta Trencsénsztankóc Trencséntölgyes Vágapáti Vágcsütörtök Vágegyháza-Alsózáros Vágsziklás Vágzamárd

Coordinates: 48°52′N 17°59′E / 48.867°N 17.983°E / 48.867; 17.983