Jasová ( hu, Jászfalu) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and

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in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west

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Etymology

Slovak ''jaz'' (dialect) - a

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but also a fish trap (from Proto-Slavic ''jazъ'').

History

The village was first mentioned in 1434 (''Tykeresnyek aliter Jaszafalu'').

Geography

The

lies at an

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of 167 metres and covers an area of 19.925 km². It has a

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of about 1195 people.

Ethnicity

The

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is about 97% Slovak and 3% Hungarian.

Facilities

The village has a small public

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, a gym and football pitch.

Genealogical resources