Veľké Držkovce

Veľké Držkovce
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Coordinates: 48°44′N 18°11′E / 48.73°N 18.18°E / 48.73; 18.18
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Bánovce nad Bebravou District
First mentioned	1400
Area [1]
• Total	12.78 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	637
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	956 54[3]
Area code	+421 38[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	BN
Website	www.velkedrzkovce.sk

Veľké Držkovce (Hungarian: Nagydraskóc) is a village and municipality in Bánovce nad Bebravou District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1400.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 239 metres (784 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 12.78 km² (4.93 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 637 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 680 people by ethnicity 668 as Slovak, 9 as Not found out, 5 as Czech, 4 as English, 2 as Russian, 2 as Other and 1 as Canadian.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 680 people by religion 552 from Roman Catholic Church, 93 from None, 11 from Not found out, 6 from Evangelical Church, 6 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from Other, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia and 1 from Islam.