Brhlovce

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Coordinates: 48°13′0″N 18°45′0″E / 48.21667, 18.75
Brhlovce
Village
none An example of a cut-in house
An example of a cut-in house
Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Nitra
District Levice
Coordinates 48°13′0″N 18°45′0″E / 48.21667, 18.75
Area 13.88 km² (5.36 sq mi)
Population 329 (2004-12-31)
Density 24 /km² (62 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1245
Postal code 935 02
Area code +421-36
Location of Brhlovce in Slovakia
Location of Brhlovce in Slovakia
Location of Brhlovce in Slovakia
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.brhlovce.sk

Brhlovce is a municipality and village in the Levice District of the south-west of Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.

It was formed in 1952 by a merge of the villages Dolné Brhlovce (Hungarian: Tegzesborfõ) and Horné Brhlovce (Hungarian: Kálnaborfõ).

It lies some 10 km east of Levice. It is famous mainly for its troglodyte-like dwellings cut into volcanic sub-layer that are suggested for the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The cut-in houses are said to be made in 16th to 17th centuries by the locals in order to "hide the village" and avoid the Turkish raids. The did not want to build usual on-the-ground houses because they were visible from far.

Brhlovce has a population of 329 people and area of 13.385km².[1]

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