Brhlovce

Geobox | Settlement
name = Brhlovce
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category = Village


image_caption = An example of a cut-in house


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country = Slovakia
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region = Nitra
district = Levice
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elevation =
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 13
lat_s = 0
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 45
long_s = 0
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
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area = 13.88
area_round = 2
population = 329
population_date = 2004-12-31
population_density = auto
established = 1245
established_type = First mentioned
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postal_code = 935 02
area_code = +421-36
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Brhlovce in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven420402&lstObec502103&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.brhlovce.sk www.brhlovce.sk]
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Brhlovce is a municipality and village in the Levice District of the south-west of Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.

It was formed in 1952 by a merge of the villages Dolné Brhlovce (Hungarian: "Tegzesborfõ") and Horné Brhlovce (Hungarian: "Kálnaborfõ").

It lies some 10 km east of Levice. It is famous mainly for its troglodyte-like dwellings cut into volcanic sub-layer that are suggested for the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The cut-in houses are said to be made in 16th to 17th centuries by the locals in order to "hide the village" and avoid the Turkish raids. The did not want to build usual on-the-ground houses because they were visible from far.

Brhlovce has a population of 329 people and area of 13.385km². [ [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/run.html Mestská a obecná štatistika SR ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.brhlovce.sk Official website]
* [http://www.spectacularslovakia.sk/ss2002/brhlovce.html Spectacular Slovakia article about Brhlovce]