Dvorce () is a former village in the Levoča District in Slovakia.
Dvorce was part of the Szepes county of the Kingdom of Hungary and was part of the Levoča District. After over 600 years, the village was evacuated and destroyed in the 1950s to make way for the Javorina military training area.(Partially translated Slovak description and location information) . Geocaching.sk. Retrieved on 2011-09-24. Some of the fittings of the Evangelical (Lutheran) church of Dvorce, which was also destroyed, are preserved in the parsonage of the Evangelical Church, Levoča.Michalková, Vladena and Ján Matis, tr. Michal Pigula (n.d.). The Heritage of Evangelical Church, Levoča. Levoča: Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia, p. 8
Dvorce has been known by various names: in Hungarian as 'Dvorecz' (1869 place name(The 1869 Hungarian Census index listed by Hungarian name). Iabsi.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-24.), and 'Szepesudvard' (current usage)Places :: Levoča [Dvorce]. RadixHub. Retrieved on 2011-09-24. and in German as 'Burgerhof'.
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