Poluvsie

Poluvsie
Poluvsie
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 48°50′42″N 18°38′28″E / 48.84500°N 18.64111°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Prievidza
First mentioned	1358
Area
• Total	2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	534
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	972 16
Area code	+421 46
Car plate	PD
Website	www.poluvsie.sk

Poluvsie (Hungarian: Erdőrét) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1358.

Poluvsie (then known by its Hungarian name Erdoret) was the birthplace of Josef Gabčík (1912-1942), a participant in The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 320 metres and covers an area of 2.165 km². It has a population of about 562 people.

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