Patvarc (Slovak: Patvarec) is a village in Nógrád county, Hungary.

Patvarc
Location of Nógrád county in Hungary
Location of Nógrád county in Hungary
Patvarc is located in Hungary
Patvarc
Patvarc
Location of Patvarc
Coordinates: 48°03′54″N 19°20′56″E / 48.065°N 19.349°E / 48.065; 19.349
CountryHungary
CountyNógrád
Government
Area
 • Total7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total670
 • Density85.45/km2 (221.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2668
Area code35

History edit

At the time of the conquest, the Slavs lived most densely in the Ipoly Valley. The name of the village was given by the Slavs, which suggests that the settlement was known as Patvarc at the time of the conquest. Patvarc is a single-item proper name. The first linguistic memory dates from 1335, where it was read as Potvorch. He's actually the people of a person named Potvor.

Etymology edit

The name comes from the Slovak/Slavic personal name Potvor (potvora - a monster). PotvorcePatvarc. See also Potvorice, Potvorov.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ Branislav, Varsik (1994). "Osídlenie Novohradu a Ipeľskej kotliny vo svetle miestnych názvov". Kontinuita medzi veľkomoravskými Slovienmi a stredovekými severouhorskými Slovanmi (Slovákmi) (in Slovak). Veda. p. 115. ISBN 80-224-0175-7.