Levice

For the comune in Italy, see Levice, Piedmont. For the Czech political party, see The Left (Czech Republic).

Levice Léva
Town
From the top, Levice Castle, Levice Town Hall, Saint Michael church in Levice
Flag Coat of arms
Levice Location in Nitra Region Levice Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°12′59″N 18°36′29″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Levice District
First mentioned	1156
Government
• Mayor	RNDr. Ján Krtík
Area
• Total	60.99 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	30,161
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	934 01
Area code	+421 36
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	LV
Website	levice.sk

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Levice (pronunciation^ⓘ; Slovak pronunciation: [ˈleʋitse]; Hungarian: Léva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈleːvɒ]; German: Lewenz) is a town in western Slovakia. The town lies on the left bank of the lower Hron river. The Old Slavic name of the town was Leva, which means "the Left One".

The town is located in the north-eastern corner of the Danubian Lowland, 110 kilometres (68 miles) east of Bratislava, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south-east of Nitra, 32 kilometres (20 miles) south-west of Banská Štiavnica, 55 kilometres (34 miles) south-west of Zvolen and 25 kilometres (16 miles) from the border with Hungary.

It is the seat of the Levice District, which is the largest district in Slovakia at 1,551 square kilometres (599 square miles). The town's heraldic animal is lion (Slovak: lev), and the town's colours are green and yellow.