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Nové Zámky 16th Electoral District (Czechoslovakia)
The Nové Zámky 16th electoral district ('XVI. Nové Zámky') was a parliamentary constituency in the First Czechoslovak Republic for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. The seat of the District Electoral Commission was in the town of Nové Zámky. The constituency elected 11 members of the Chamber of Deputies. Demographics The boundaries of the Nové Zámky 16th electoral district and the Kosice 20th electoral district had been drawn to maximize the number of Hungarian and German voters in these districts. 96% of all Hungarians and 59% of all Germans in Slovakia lived in these two electoral districts. In Nové Zámky 16th electoral district 36% of the inhabitants were ethnic Czechoslovaks. The 1921 Czechoslovak census estimated that the Nové Zámky 16th electoral district had 629,458 inhabitants. Thus there was one Chamber of Deputies member for each 57,223 inhabitants, far more than the national average of 45,319 inhabitants per seat. The Košice 20th electoral district had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVI - Electoral District 1925, 1929, 1935 (Chamber Of Deputies, Czechoslovakia)
16 (sixteen) is the natural number following 15 and preceding 17. 16 is a composite number, and a square number, being 42 = 4 × 4. It is the smallest number with exactly five divisors, its proper divisors being , , and . In English speech, the numbers 16 and 60 are sometimes confused, as they sound very similar. Sixteen is the fourth power of two. For this reason, 16 was used in weighing light objects in several cultures. The British have 16 ounces in one pound; the Chinese used to have 16 ''liangs'' in one ''jin''. In old days, weighing was done with a beam balance to make equal splits. It would be easier to split a heap of grains into sixteen equal parts through successive divisions than to split into ten parts. Chinese Taoists did finger computation on the trigrams and hexagrams by counting the finger tips and joints of the fingers with the tip of the thumb. Each hand can count up to 16 in such manner. The Chinese abacus uses two upper beads to represent the 5s and 5 low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunajská Streda
Dunajská Streda (; hu, Dunaszerdahely; german: Niedermarkt; he, דונהסרדהיי) is a town located in southern Slovakia ( Trnavský kraj). Dunajská Streda is the most culturally significant town in the Žitný ostrov area. The town has a population of 22,730, with ethnic Hungarians forming the 72% majority. Name The name of ''Syridahel'' was first mentioned in 1256. Other early written forms of the name were ''Zeredahely'' (1270) and ''Zredahel'' (1358). Szerdahely means "Wednesday (market)place" in Hungarian and it indicates the town had the privilege to hold a market on Wednesdays (although it was later changed to Fridays). (The Hungarian word ''szerda'' is a loanword from Slavic languages; the word ''streda'' means Wednesday in Slovak, with related words existing in other Slavic languages, meaning the middle (''stred'') day in the week. The attribute ''Duna-'' (''Dunajská''; i.e. Danubian) was added in the 19th century to distinguish it from other towns with similar n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selice
Selice ( hu, Szelőce, formerly ; german: Seleuch) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 113 metres and covers an area of 38.36 km². History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1078. In the 16th century, it was destroyed by Ottoman Turks. After the Habsburg monarchy collapse in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Selice nad Dunajom once more became part of 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. In 1946, the separate (and larger) village of Šók (Slovak; ''Sók'' or ''Magyarsók'' in Hungarian, ''Šóka'' in Romani) became part of Selice. Population According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,859 inhabitants. 1,416 of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tešedíkovo
Tešedíkovo ( hu, Pered) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 115 metres and covers an area of 22.785 km². History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1237. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Tešedíkovo once more became part of 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 It has a population of about 3,704 people. The village is about 83% Hungarian people, Magyar, 17% Slovaks, Slovak. Facilities The village has a pharmacy, a public library a gym and a Association football pitch, football pitch. It also has a DVD rental store and movie theatre, cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neded
Neded ( hu, Negyed) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 112 metres and covers an area of 36.009 km². History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Neded once more became part of 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 3,301 inhabitants. 1,820 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 1,241 Slovaks, 103 Roma and 137 others and unspecified.http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-narodnost.pdf References Facilities The village has a public library, car wash, and a gym A gymnasium, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kráľová Nad Váhom
Kráľová nad Váhom ( hu, Vágkirályfa) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 121 metres and covers an area of 9.509 km². History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Kráľová nad Váhom once more became part of 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 1,691 inhabitants. 1,149 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 485 Slovaks and 55 others and unspecified. Notable people * Etela Studeníková (1946-2023) archeologist Facilities The village has a public library, a DVD rental store a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horná Kráľová
Horná Kráľová ( hu, Királyi) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 135 metres and covers an area of 19.117 km². It has a population of about 1855 people. Ethnicity The village is about 81% Slovak and 18% Hungarian. Facilities The village has a public library and a football pitch. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1673-1895 (parish B) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 Obec, obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dlhá Nad Váhom
Dlhá nad Váhom ( hu, Vághosszúfalu) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 118 metres and covers an area of 9.07 km². History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Dlhá nad Váhom once more became part of 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 865 inhabitants. 513 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 335 Slovaks, 7 Czechs and 10 others and unspecified. See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia References Facilities The village has a public library and a football pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diakovce
Diakovce ( hu, Deáki) is an old village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 118 metres and covers an area of 26.28 km². History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1002 meaning that it is one of the oldest recorded villages in present-day Slovakia. In 1001, Stephen I of Hungary deployed Benedictines here. From that time, the area was the property of the Pannonhalma Abbey. In 1228 a twin-towered Romanesque cathedral, the oldest surviving monument in Slovakia, ever built. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Diakovce once more became part of 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 It h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šaľa
Šaľa (; hu, Vágsellye, german: Schelle) is a town in south-western Slovakia. Geography The town is located on the Danubian Lowland, on both banks of the Váh River, around 65 km from Bratislava and 30 km from Nové Zámky. Except the town itself, it has also the borough of Veča on the left bank of the river and settlements of Hetméň and Kilič. The town lies in the warm climatic zone. History The town was first mentioned in 1002 in a document of Pannonhalma abbey. It was promoted in 1536 into a market town. It was also ruled by Ottomans between 1663 and 1686 as part of Uyvar Eyalet. The railway, built in 1850 between Vienna and Budapest speeded development. After 1918, the town became part of Czechoslovakia, however belonging for a short time between 1938 and 1945 again to Hungary before being returned to Czechoslovakia. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the town had 23.554 inhabitants. 69% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 12% Hungarians, and 19% other nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenský Grob
Slovenský Grob ( hu, Tótgurab; german: Slowakisch-Eisgrub, Böhmisch-Grub, Slawisch-Weissgrob) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region The Bratislava Region ( sk, Bratislavský kraj, , german: Pressburger/Bratislavaer Landschaftsverband (until 1919), hu, Pozsonyi kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. The region was first esta .... Slovenský Grob, in the foothills of the Small Carpathians, is geographically disposed to the rearing of geese. Its lakes, marshes and rich pastures – the result of a brook that formerly coursed through the village – are all factors in producing the ideal gosherding landscape. Families would traditionally keep geese, then slaughter and consume them among themselves. But the economic hardships of the mid 20th century resulted in the goose meat making its way to markets in Bratislava and Pezinok, where it was a significant hit. Some intrepi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modra
Modra (german: Modern, hu, Modor, Latin: ''Modur'') is a city and municipality in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. It has a population of 9,042 as of 2018. It nestles in the foothills of the Malé Karpaty (Little Carpathian mountains) and is an excellent centre of hiking. Modra is famous for its pottery industry. Its blue-and-white porcelain is famous throughout Slovakia. It is also known as one of the most important viticulture centres in the Little Carpathians region. Besides the main town, there are also other adjacent settlements incorporated in the municipality: former vassalage viticulture village Kráľová and two recreational hamlets of Harmónia and Piesok (also known as Zochova Chata), both located in the woods of Little Carpathians mountains. Etymology Most experts agree that the name is connected to sk, modrá (blue). The name probably originates from another historic geographic name in the neighbourhood, e.g. Modrá hora (Blue Mountain). According to a less pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
