Vlkanová (Hungarian: Farkaspetőfalva) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

[4] In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 320 metres and covers an area of 7.778 km².

It has a population of about 1,296 people.

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