Levice, Slovakia Travel, Hotels, Attractions, Flights

Levice is a town in western Slovakia. The town lies on the left bank of the lower Hron river. The city is located in the NE corner of the Danubian Lowland (Podunajská nížina), 110 km E of Bratislava, 40 km SE of Nitra, 42 mi NE of Nové Zámky, 32 km SW of Banská Štiavnica, 55 km SW of Zvolen, 25 km from the border with Hungary.

Attractions

Castle, built in Gothic style as a road-guarding fort sometime to the end of 13th century.
Dobo Chateau, built by István Dobó, a hero of the siege of Eger in 1560s.

Places of worship

St Joseph's Church, Roman-Catholic, accompanied by a baroque Franciscan convent, close to the entrance to the chateau, break of 17th and 18th centuries .
St Michael's Church - Roman-Catholic, St Michael's street (Sv. Michala), 2nd half of 18th century
Church of the Holy Spirit - Roman-Catholic, at the Rybniky quarter, break of 20th and 21st centuries
Chapel of St Urban - Roman-Catholic, F. Hecku street, 1770s
Evanjelický a. v. kostol - Lutheran, Cs. armady street, 1840s to 1930s
Zborový dom (Congregational House) - Lutheran, next to the latter
Kostol Reformovanej cirkvi' - Calvinist, Sv. Michala street, end of 18th century
Zborový dom (Congregational House)' - Moravian Brethren, S. Chalupku street, 1983-85
Synagogue' - Jewish, K. Kittenberger street, half of 19th century

Other sights

Schoeller's Mill - built to the end of 19th century, production cancelled in 1998, rebuilt to a complex of luxury shops, offices, dwellings and entertainment facilities.
Main square - a good collection of Art-Nouveau and eclectic buildings.
Town hall - erected in 1902, second floor built-up while lifting the roof by a screw mechanism in 1927.
Teachers Academy - secondary school, E point of the Kalvaria hill, N of the main square, built in 1911 as a mix of the late Art-Nouveau and Italian trecento-influenced historism.

Nearby places

Horša Valley / Horšianska Dolina - lovely nature preserve with unique floral and animal endemits, folk architecture in Horša, 46 km NE
Kalinčiakovo (in Hungarian Hontvarsány) - well preserved tiny Romanesque church from the half of 12th century, thermal swimming-pool of Margita-Ilona, 5 km SE
Hronský Beňadik (in Hungarian Garamszentbenedek) - medieval fort-monastery with majestic Gothic entrance, tombs and memorabilia of famous Hungarian noblemen, lovely natural scenery, 15 km N
Želiezovce (in Hungarian Zselíz)– Neoclassical residence of Count Eszterhazy, where the Austrian composer Franz Schubert used to stay in the Owl Chateau (Soví zámoček) to teach young ladies music, 20 km S
Santovka (in Hungarian Szántó)– mineral water springs and swimming-pool, 10 mi SE
Brhlovce (in Hungarian Borfõ)– troglodyte-like dwellings cut into volcanic sub-layer that are suggested for the UNESCO World Heritage, 10 km E
Čajkov (in Hungarian Csejkõ)– local folk-costume is one of the Slovakia's most colourful, annual wine-harvest festival, arboretum, 8 N
Pukanec (in Hungarian Bakabánya, in G. Bugganz)– tiny mining town once enjoying the status of Free Royal Town, still surviving hand-made pottery production, 15 km NE
Sitno (in Hungarian Szitnya)– mythical and legendary volcanic mount in the Štiavnica Mountains / Štiavnické vrchy, Celtic funeral place, medieval castle ruins, botanic nature reserve i. e. because of rare species of roses, 30 NE





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			Website for Levice Levice eng.levice.sk We have no traveler comments for Levice, Slovakia. Help us and your fellow travelers and be the first. Click here to log your comments. Thank you. Welcome to Levice Levice is a town in western Slovakia. The town lies on the left bank of the lower Hron river. The city is located in the NE corner of the Danubian Lowland (Podunajská nížina), 110 km E of Bratislava, 40 km SE of Nitra, 42 mi NE of Nové Zámky, 32 km SW of Banská Štiavnica, 55 km SW of Zvolen, 25 km from the border with Hungary. Attractions Castle, built in Gothic style as a road-guarding fort sometime to the end of 13th century. Dobo Chateau, built by István Dobó, a hero of the siege of Eger in 1560s. Places of worship St Joseph's Church, Roman-Catholic, accompanied by a baroque Franciscan convent, close to the entrance to the chateau, break of 17th and 18th centuries . St Michael's Church - Roman-Catholic, St Michael's street (Sv. Michala), 2nd half of 18th century Church of the Holy Spirit - Roman-Catholic, at the Rybniky quarter, break of 20th and 21st centuries Chapel of St Urban - Roman-Catholic, F. Hecku street, 1770s Evanjelický a. v. kostol - Lutheran, Cs. armady street, 1840s to 1930s Zborový dom (Congregational House) - Lutheran, next to the latter Kostol Reformovanej cirkvi' - Calvinist, Sv. Michala street, end of 18th century Zborový dom (Congregational House)' - Moravian Brethren, S. Chalupku street, 1983-85 Synagogue' - Jewish, K. Kittenberger street, half of 19th century Other sights Schoeller's Mill - built to the end of 19th century, production cancelled in 1998, rebuilt to a complex of luxury shops, offices, dwellings and entertainment facilities. Main square - a good collection of Art-Nouveau and eclectic buildings. Town hall - erected in 1902, second floor built-up while lifting the roof by a screw mechanism in 1927. Teachers Academy - secondary school, E point of the Kalvaria hill, N of the main square, built in 1911 as a mix of the late Art-Nouveau and Italian trecento-influenced historism. Nearby places Horša Valley / Horšianska Dolina - lovely nature preserve with unique floral and animal endemits, folk architecture in Horša, 46 km NE Kalinčiakovo (in Hungarian Hontvarsány) - well preserved tiny Romanesque church from the half of 12th century, thermal swimming-pool of Margita-Ilona, 5 km SE Hronský Beňadik (in Hungarian Garamszentbenedek) - medieval fort-monastery with majestic Gothic entrance, tombs and memorabilia of famous Hungarian noblemen, lovely natural scenery, 15 km N Želiezovce (in Hungarian Zselíz)– Neoclassical residence of Count Eszterhazy, where the Austrian composer Franz Schubert used to stay in the Owl Chateau (Soví zámoček) to teach young ladies music, 20 km S Santovka (in Hungarian Szántó)– mineral water springs and swimming-pool, 10 mi SE Brhlovce (in Hungarian Borfõ)– troglodyte-like dwellings cut into volcanic sub-layer that are suggested for the UNESCO World Heritage, 10 km E Čajkov (in Hungarian Csejkõ)– local folk-costume is one of the Slovakia's most colourful, annual wine-harvest festival, arboretum, 8 N Pukanec (in Hungarian Bakabánya, in G. Bugganz)– tiny mining town once enjoying the status of Free Royal Town, still surviving hand-made pottery production, 15 km NE Sitno (in Hungarian Szitnya)– mythical and legendary volcanic mount in the Štiavnica Mountains / Štiavnické vrchy, Celtic funeral place, medieval castle ruins, botanic nature reserve i. e. because of rare species of roses, 30 NE