Sverepec ( hu, Lejtős) is a village in the

Považská Bystrica District Považská Bystrica District ( sk, okres Považská Bystrica, ; hu, Vágbesztercei járás) is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the Administrative divisions of the ...

Trenčín Region The Trenčín Region ( sk, Trenčiansky kraj, ; cs, Trenčínský kraj; hu, Trencséni kerület) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 9 districts ('' okresy''). The region was established in 1996: previously it had ...

of northwestern

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1321. From 1981 to 1990, it was part of

Považská Bystrica Považská Bystrica (; german: Waagbistritz; hu, Vágbeszterce) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the Váh river, around 30 km from the city of Žilina. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism. Profile Považská B ...

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 315 metres and covers an area of 6.233 km². It has a population of 1102 people.

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* Villages and municipalities in Považská Bystrica District {{Trenčín-geo-stub