ABOUT LEVICE
üLevice isa Slovak city belongingto theNitra district
üFromcapitalcity Bratislava isLevice aprox. 150km farawayto
theeast
üTown districtsare: Čankov, Horša, Kalinčiakovo and Malý
Kiar
üIn Levice livesaprox. 31 ooopeople
üThefirstwrittenreferenceaboutLevice isfrom1156
SYMBOLS OF THE CITY:
City coatsof
armsCity FlagColorsof
thecity
-yellow
-green
MONUMENTS
Levický hrad
Castle
Themost importantdominantof thetownfromtheend of the13th century
ManorHouseof
Dobó
Locatedin theareaof Levický hrad Castle
Builtby Štefan Dobó, he wasfamousin thewarsagainsttheTurks
Thebuildingisusedforstorageand exhibitionsof Tekovský Musem
Schoeller´sMill
A dominantfeature
of thetown
7 reasonsto visitLevice:
1.VisittheLevice castle= dominantbuildingof thetown
2.TheTekov museumdocumentstheentirehistoryof Levice region, its
historicaland archeologicalfindsand includesa localpharmacy
3.Ifyouwantto spenda reallyenjoyableday, go to theVápnik (Šikloš),
whichisoneof thelargesttravertinepeaksof Slovakia
6. HolidayresortMARGITA-ILONA
Themostpopulartouristcenteristhe
famous holiday resort Margita-Ilona
located about 6 km away from the town
of Levice.
7. TheRock dwellingsBrhlovce
shows the life of the original inhabitants
of the dwellings
QuizaboutLevice:
Geography:
1.In whichcountry isLevice located?
a) Hungary
b) Slovakia
c) Austria
d) CzechRepublic
DistancefromBratislava:
2.Approximately howfarisLevice fromthecapitalcity, Bratislava?
a) 50 km
b) 100 km
c) 150 km
d) 200 km
Town Districts:
3.Which of thefollowingisNOT a districtin Levice?
a) Čankov
b) Horša
c) Trenčín
d) Malý Kiar
Population:
4.About howmanypeoplelivein Levice?
a) 15,000
b) 25,000
c) 31,000
d) 40,000
FirstWrittenReference:
5.The firstwrittenreferenceaboutLevice datesbackto whichyear?
a) 1025
b) 1156
c) 1200
d) 1305
Answers:
1.b)
2.c)
3.c)
4.c)
5.b)