Výčapy-Opatovce
# Výčapy-Opatovce

Výčapy-Opatovce (Slovak pronunciation:; Hungarian: Vicsápapáti) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. It lies on the halfway between Topoľčany and Nitra.

## History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1247.

## Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 155 metres and covers an area of 14.189 $km^2.$ It has a population of about 2180 people.

## Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms of village Výčapy is from 1717 and represents vineyard knife and plough on the red field. The Coat of Arms of village Opatovce comes from the year 1781 and displays a lion climbing on the coniferous tree in the green meadow.

The coat of Arms

Both coats have been combined and recognised by heraldic committee, and authorised by municipal council. However, nobody knows who really owned the Opatovce's coat of arms.

## Ethnicity

The population is about 93% Slovak and 7% Magyar.

