Uhrovec
Village
Lutheran church
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Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 18°20′00″E / 48.75000°N 18.33333°E / 48.75000; 18.33333
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Bánovce nad Bebravou
First mentioned	1258
Area
• Total	22.94[2] km2 (8.86[2] sq mi)
Elevation	268[3] m (879[3] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,518[1]
Postal code	956 41[3]
Area code	+421 38[3]
Car plate	BN
Website	www.uhrovec.sk
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Uhrovec (Hungarian: Zayugróc) is a village and municipality in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.

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

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.

• 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

Both were born in the same house - building of local school.^{[citation needed]}

• Karl Sovanka, painter and sculptor
• János Fadrusz, sculptor, started to learn in the sculptor-school in Uhrovec

Uhrovec is twinned with:^[6]

• Gilowice, Poland
• Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary
• Modrá, Czech Republic
• Slavičín, Czech Republic

Media related to Uhrovec at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipal website (in Slovak)