 The town lies on the left bank of the Hron River.  It is the main town of the Levice District, which is the largest district in Slovakia.  The town's heraldic animal is a lion with three tails and the town's colours are green and yellow.

History  First attacked by the Turks in 1544, the town was set on fire while the castle was left unharmed.  Ottoman rule ended in the summer of  Slovakia became part of Czechoslovakia. This left more than 900,000 Hungarians in the newly formed state.  The Hungarian population was deported and replaced by Slovaks, the rate of Hungarians fell from 89% to 12%.

Ethnicity  Slovak 25,549 (73.3%)  Hungarian 2,927 ( 8.4%)  others 6,368 (18.3%)

sights  The Castle was built in Gothic style as a fort at the end of the 13th century.  Dobo Castle, built by István Dobó

 St Joseph's Church, Roman Catholic, with a baroque monastery  St Michael's Church - Roman Catholic, in St Michael's Street (Sv. Michala). It is from the 2nd half of the 18th century.  Calvinist Church - the only Calvinist church in the town, the end of the 18th century  Synagogue - Jewish, the 19th century

 The main square (Kossuth Square) - many historical buildings can be found here.  The Town Hall - built in 1902, the second floor was built while lifting the roof in  Teachers’ Academy - a secondary school, the east point of Kalvaria Hill, north of the main square, built in 1911

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