History
The county arose in the 11th century. The southern part of this county was occupied by Ottoman Empire between 1663 and 1685 and managed as Uyvar eyalet by her. In the aftermath of World War I, the area became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, as recognized by the concerned states in the 1920 Treaty of Trianon.
Following the provisions of the controversial First Vienna Award, the southern part of the area came under Hungarian control in November 1938. This was merged with the southern part of former Hont county to form Bars-Hont county, with capital Levice (Hungarian: Léva).
After World War II, the Trianon borders were restored and the area was completely in Czechoslovakia again. In 1993, Czechoslovakia was split and Tekov became part of Slovakia.
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