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Žihárec Zsigárd
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°04′N 17°53′E / 48.07°N 17.88°E / 48.07; 17.88
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictŠaľa District
First mentioned1251
Government
 • MayorAlajos Baranyay (SMK-MKP)
Area
 • Total17.05 km (6.58 sq mi)
Elevation111 m (364 ft)
Population
 • Total1,842
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code925 83
Area code+421 31
Car plateSA
Websitewww.obecziharec.sk

Žihárec (Hungarian: Zsigárd, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an elevation of 111 metres (364 ft) and covers an area of 17.046 km (6.581 sq mi).

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1251. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops liberated the area, also later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945, Žihárec became occupied by Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945, until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Population

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 1,638 inhabitants. 1,079 of them were Hungarians, 512 Slovaks and 47 others were unspecified.

References

  1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "Trvalo bývajúce obyvateľstvo spolu" (PDF) (in Slovak). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

Facilities

The village has a public library and a football pitch.

External links

Municipalities of Šaľa District
Slovakia


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