Rapovce

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Rapovce

Total population

979

Founded

1312

Elevation174 m

Land area8.87 km²

Coordinates48.27°, 19.68°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rapovce is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Vincze von Borbás

Hungarian botanist (1844–1905)

István Katona

Hungarian writer

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Géza Kubinyi

painter (1828-1894)

Ferenc Kubinyi

Hungarian paleontologist, politician (1796-1874)

Ágoston Kubinyi

museologist, socio-cultural animator and politician (1799-1873)

Lajos Mocsáry

Hungarian writer, politician (1826-1916)

Pálné Veres

Hungarian feminist (1815-1895)

Béla Szilassy

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament, lawyer and Hungary nation politician (1881-1962)

L

Lajos Imre

Hungarian radiochemist (1900-1974)

D

Drahomíra Ondrová

E

Eduard Antal

Slovak painter (1929-2011)

Antal Neogrády

Hungarian painter (1867-1942)

D

Dezső Demecs

Ö

Ödön Tarján

L

Ladislav Haas

O

Ondrej Ožďáni

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Banská Bystrica

• Toad River Post
  4734.5 mi away
• Muskwa
  4741.5 mi away
• Fort Halkett
  4746.7 mi away
• Jade City
  4808.6 mi away
• Nig Creek
  4818.9 mi away
• Surprise
  4829.3 mi away
• Bennett
  4832.1 mi away
• Milligan Creek Christian Community
  4833.3 mi away
• Atlin
  4835.9 mi away
• Fraser
  4841.2 mi away
• Pink Mountain
  4844.6 mi away
• Engineer
  4847.4 mi away

Browse all places in Banská Bystrica →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Festoon

Apoda limacodes

Seen 2026-09-27

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-09-18

Mossy Rose Gall Wasp

Diplolepis rosae

Seen 2026-09-18

Old man's beard

Clematis vitalba

Seen 2026-09-18

Janetia cerris

Janetia cerris

Seen 2026-09-18

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

Seen 2026-08-25

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Seen 2026-08-25

Eyed Hawkmoth

Smerinthus ocellata

Seen 2026-08-25

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-08-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).