Utekáč

Utekáč () is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Utekáč
Slovak place.other_name: Újantalvölgy
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Utekáč foto.JPG
Slovak place.image_flag: Utekac-poltar-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Poltár District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Utekáč in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Utekáč in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1593
Slovak place.elevation_m: 402
Slovak place.postal_code_type: Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code: 985 06
Slovak place.area_code: +421 47
Slovak place.registration_plate: PT

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Official name: Utekáč
Population: 812
Area: 26.880664
Elevation: 402
Official website: www.obecutekac.sk
Image: Utekáč foto.JPG
Dialing code: 047
Licence plate code: PT

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Commons category: Utekáč
postal code: 985 06
time of earliest written record: 1536-00-00
native label: Utekáč
inception: 1536-00-00

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Utekáč () is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

In the middle of Veporské vrchy, in the narrow valley of the Rimavica river, the village Utekáč is situated. Its name is derived from the útek (meaning escape) of Hungarian king Bela IV ahead of the Tatars.