Štrkovec

Štrkovec
Kövecses
Štrkovec
Location of Štrkovec in the Banská Bystrica Region
Štrkovec
Location of Štrkovec in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°22′N 20°19′E / 48.36°N 20.32°E / 48.36; 20.32
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictRimavská Sobota District
First mentioned1323
Area
  Total
4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
376
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
980 45
Area code+421 47
Car plateRS
Websitewww.strkovec-obec.sk

Štrkovec (Hungarian: Kövecses) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia, near the border to Hungary. It was part of Hungary until the Treaty of Trianon of 1920. Its Hungarian name is Kövecses.