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Tekov

Tekov is the traditional name of a region situated in southern and central . Its territory encompasses the former Bars county, existing in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century until 1918, though it is now administratively divided between the and .
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is a town of about 37,000 inhabitants in , a landlocked country in . It is located about 40 km southeast of , and about 130 km east of .

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is a town in central . It has around 5,300 inhabitants. The well-preserved medieval town built above important gold mines is the site of the oldest still-working mint in the world.

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is a city in Tekov on the Hron river, around 40 km from Banská Bystrica and 170 km from Bratislava.

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is a town in the west of central Slovakia and the largest town of the , located in the .

Tekov

Latitude of center
48.49° or 48° 29′ 24″ north
Longitude of center
18.85° or 18° 51′ east
Wiki­data ID
Q2032440
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Tekov” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Tekov”
  • Czech: “Tekov”
  • Czech: “Tekovská župa”
  • Esperanto: “Tekov”
  • German: “Tekov”
  • Japanese: “テコウ”
  • Russian: “Теков”
  • Slovak: “Dolné Pohronie”
  • Slovak: “Tekov”
  • Ukrainian: “Теков”

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