Petrovice, Bytča District

Geobox | settlement
name = Petrovice
category = Village
etymology =
official_name =
motto =
nickname =


image_caption = Roman Catholic church


symbol =
country = Slovakia
country_

state =
region = Žilina
district = Bytča
municipality =
parent = Horné Považie
parent_type = Tourism region
river =
location =
elevation = 371
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 16
lat_s = 0
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 32
long_s = 0
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
highest =
highest_lat_d =
highest_long_d =
lowest =
lowest_lat_d =
lowest_long_d =
area = 32.357
area_round = 3
population = 1501
population_date = 2006
population_density = auto
established = 1312
established_type = First mentioned
date =
mayor =
timezone =

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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Žilina Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Žilina Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location in the Žilina Region
map1_locator = Žilina Region
commons =
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430501&lstObec517861&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website =
footnotes =

Petrovice is a village and municipality in Bytča District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1312.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of convert|371|m|abbr=on and covers an area of convert|32.357|km²|abbr=on and has a population of about 1,500 people.