Hosťová () is a village and municipality in the

Nitra District Nitra District () is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, ...

in western central

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

, in the

Nitra Region The Nitra Region (, ; ) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts () and 354 municipalities, from which 16 have a town status. T ...

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1232.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 200 metres and covers an area of 4.784 km². As of the 2011 census, it had a population 361 people.

Ethnicity

The village is approximately 231 (64%) Magyar and 108 (30%) Slovak.

Facilities

The village has a public library, a gym, and a

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References

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): 1751-1911 (parish B)

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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Villages and municipalities in Nitra District {{Nitra-geo-stub