Territory of the region of the Dolný Hron is spread in the southern part
of the district Levice which it belongs to.
Centre of the region is town
Želiezovce.
The western part of the region forms the Hron plateau - a part
of the Podunajská lowland, the eastern part is an undulating land and
passes to a hilly terrain and then to lowlands along the Ipeľ river. Through
the middle of the area flows the Hron river which are villages settled along
and then it joins the Danube river at Štúrovo.
The whole extension
of this territory is 47.443ha.
Area of the region is connected with important Slovak centres by national
highways: state road 1/75 Nové Zámky - Tekovské Lužany - Veľký Krtíš and state
road 1/76 Žiar nad Hronom - most of villages of the region - Štúrovo
the frontier crossing to Hungary.
Railway passes villages Tekovské Lužany-Želiezovce-Hronovce-Pohronský
Ruskov a Čata smerom do Štúrova.
Geographical location and nature
conditions are very suitable for intensive agricultural exploitation and processing
industry. In view of agrotourism this region is a very interesting area because
of large cultivated fields of vine (Šalov, Sikenica, Farná, Plavé Vozokany),
fishing and hunting fields in the
whole region (Želiezovce, Keť, Plavé Vozokany, Tekovské Lužany, Farná,
Veľké Ludince, Šalov, Nýrovce),
active exploitation of equestrian
and water sports (Želiezovce, Hronovce),
historical and cultural monuments
in town, Tekovské Lužany, Nýrovce, Sikenica, Čaka and
other, a wide offer of board and lodging for more demanding people.
Through
the region passes a cycle-tourist path and "the Wine road" of the
Dolné Pohronie and the Južné Podunajsko.
Traditional hosts
of folk festivals are villages Čaka, Plavé
Vozokany, Kuraľany and Želiezovce.
