Mužla ( hu, Muzsla) is a
village and large
municipality in the
Nové Zámky District in the
Nitra Region of south-west
Slovakia.
Geography
The
municipality lies at an
altitude of 121 metres and covers an
area of 52.097 km².
History
In
historical records the
village was first mentioned in 1156.
After the
Austro-Hungarian
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
army disintegrated in November 1918,
Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the
Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Mužla 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 1980 people. The population is about 85%
Hungarian and 15%
Slovak.
Facilities
The
village has a small public
library.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Mužla is
twinned with:
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Nyergesújfalu
Nyergesújfalu (german: Neudorf; la, Crumerum) is a town in Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary, in the Central Transdanubia region.
The city, located near the river Danube, is an ancient site of habitation. It was located on the Crumerum, a maj ...
,
Hungary
*
Mužlja
Mužlja ( sr-cyr, Мужља; hu, Muzslya) is a neighborhood of the Zrenjanin city in Serbia. Formerly, it had been a separate village that joined with Zrenjanin in 1981.
Name
In Serbian the neighborhood is known as ''Mužlja'' or Мужља ...
,
Serbia
References
External links
Detailed mapMužla – Nové Zámky Okolie
Villages and municipalities in Nové Zámky District
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