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Andrew I Hont-Pázmány
Andrew (I) from the kindred Hont-Pázmány ( hu, Hont-Pázmány nembeli (I.) András; died after 1277) was a Hungarian lord in the 13th century. He was a staunch supporter of King Béla IV of Hungary. Early life Andrew (I) was born into the Forgács branch of the wealthy and prestigious ''gens'' (clan) Hont-Pázmány in the 1210s. His father was ''comes'' Ivánka (I), the first reliably known member of the branch, who plausibly participated in the royal campaigns against the Principality of Halych during the reign of Andrew II of Hungary. According to a non-authentic charter with the date 1226, Ivánka was a son of a certain Ivancs (Iwanch). Beside that, his name appeared in a sole document only, in 1229, when shared his inherited estate of Szelepcsény (present-day Slepčany, Slovakia) with his relatives. Andrew had a brother Thomas (II).Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Hontpázmány 6., Forgács branch) Both of them spent their childhood in the royal court, according to a charter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilét Smaragd
Gilét (I) from the kindred Smaragd ( hu, Smaragd nembeli (I.) Gilét; died after 1266) was a Hungarian nobleman in the 13th century. The influential Zsámboki family ascended from him. Background Gilét (or Gyleth) was born into the ''gens'' (clan) Smaragd, an illustrious noble family of French origin. His father was Smaragd (II), who served as Judge royal (1205–1206) then briefly Voivode of Transylvania (1206) during the reign of Andrew II. Gilét (I) had two brothers, Smaragd (III), who was Archbishop of Kalocsa and Aynard, ancestor of the clan's Ajnárdfi (Kükei, Atyai and Veér) branch.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Smaragdus 1., Ajnárdfi ükei, Atyai, Görögmezeibranch) Career and descendants It seems Gilét possessed landholdings in Požega County, while his brother Aynard acquired lands in the neighboring Valkó County. Similarly to his brother, Gilét entered the service of Queen Maria Laskarina, the consort of King Béla IV of Hungary. He was styled as count o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen V Of Hungary
Stephen V ( hu, V. István, hr, Stjepan V., sk, Štefan V; before 18 October 1239 – 6 August 1272, Csepel Island) was King of Hungary and King of Croatia, Croatia between 1270 and 1272, and Duke of Styria from 1258 to 1260. He was the oldest son of Béla IV of Hungary, King Béla IV and Maria Laskarina. King Béla had his son coronation of the Hungarian monarch, crowned king at the age of six and appointed him Duke of Slavonia. Still a child, Stephen married Elizabeth the Cuman, Elizabeth, a daughter of a chieftain of the Cumans whom his father settled in the Great Hungarian Plain. King Béla appointed Stephen Duke of Transylvania in 1257 and Duke of Styria in 1258. The local noblemen in Duchy of Styria, Styria, which had been annexed four years before, opposed his rule. Assisted by King Ottokar II of Bohemia, they rebelled and expelled Stephen's troops from most parts of Styria. After Ottokar II routed the united army of Stephen and his father in the Battle of Kressenbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veľké Chyndice
Veľké Chyndice ( hu, Nagyhind) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District of western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. History The village and municipality is a new settlement established in 1234. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 172 metres and covers an area of 5.0496 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 345 people. Ethnicity The population is about 75% Slovak and 25% Magyar. References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Nitra District {{Nitra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malé Chyndice
Malé Chyndice ( hu, Kishind) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 144 metres and covers an area of 7,89 km². It has a population of about 381 people. Ethnicity The village is approximately 99% Slovak. Facilities The village has a public library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ... a gym and football pitch. References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Nitra District {{Nitra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podhájska
Podhájska ( hu, Bellegszencse) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1075. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 141 metres and covers an area of 11.116 km2. It has a population of about 1156 people. Climate The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is " Dfb" (Warm Summer Continental Climate). Ethnicity The population is about 99% Slovak. Facilities The village has a small public library a swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming or other leisure activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built ... and a football pitch. References External links * * Podhájska Thermal Spa*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.htmlPodhájska – Nové Zámky Okolie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Hungary
Upper Hungary is the usual English translation of ''Felvidék'' (literally: "Upland"), the Hungarian term for the area that was historically the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary, now mostly present-day Slovakia. The region has also been called ''Felső-Magyarország'' (literally: "Upper Hungary"; sk, Horné Uhorsko). During the Habsburg–Ottoman wars, Upper Hungary meant only the northeastern parts of the Hungarian Kingdom. The northwestern regions (present-day western and central Slovakia) belonged to ''Lower Hungary''. Sometime during the 18th or 19th century, Upper Hungary began to imply the whole northern regions of the kingdom. The population of Upper Hungary was mixed and mainly consisted of Slovaks, Hungarians, Germans, Ashkenazi Jews and Ruthenians. The first complex demographic data are from the 18th century, in which Slovaks constituted the majority population in Upper Hungary. Slovaks called this territory "''Slovensko''" (Slovakia), which term appears in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelenec
Jelenec ( hu, Gímes) is a municipality and village in the Nitra District of the south-west of Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maňa
Maňa ( hu, Mánya) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1237. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 133 metres and covers an area of 21.594 km². It has a population of about 2075 people. Demographics The population is about 98% Slovak. Facilities The village has a public library and a gym A gymnasium, also known as a gym, is an indoor location for athletics. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasium". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational ins .... External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.htmlMaňa – Nové Zámky Okolie Villages and municipalities in Nové Zámky District {{Nitra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kmeťovo
Kmeťovo ( hu, Gyarak) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1214 Geography The village lies at an altitude of 134 metres and covers an area of 5.196 km². It has a population of about 960 people. Ethnicity The population is 100% Slovak. Facilities The village has a public library, football pitch and Catholic church. Catholic church The Catholic church was built in 1882, and it was a part of the parish of Michal nad Zitavou, a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia. Considered to be an important historical monument for people in Kmetovo, Slovakia, this Roman Catholic church was dedicated in 1994 as ''Our Lady of the Rosary''. The church was designed in a classical style, with construction being completed in 1882. Due to the water-logged soils of the marsh that the church was bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žitava (river)
The Žitava ( hu, Zsitva) is a river in southern Slovakia. It is the left tributary of the river Nitra. It flows into the Nitra near Šurany Šurany (until 1927, ''Veľké Šurany''; hu, Nagysurány; german: Schuran) is a town and a railroad hub in the Nové Zámky District, Nitra Region, southern Slovakia. Alongside the main settlement, it has the boroughs of Kostolný Sek and Ni .... It is long and its basin size is . The old branch of the Žitava, ''Stará Žitava'', branches off near Dolný Ohaj and flows into the old branch of the Nitra near Martovce. Etymology The name comes from Slavic ''žito'': grain, corn. Žitava: probably "the river flowing through the grain fields". See also * Peace of Zsitvatorok (or Žitava) References Rivers of Slovakia {{Slovakia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitra (river)
The Nitra ( Slovak: Nitra, german: Neutra, hu, Nyitra) is a river in western Slovakia. It flows into the Váh river in Komoča. Its source is in the Malá Fatra (Lesser Fatra) mountains north of Prievidza. The river Nitra passes through the towns of Bojnice, Topoľčany, Nitra and Nové Zámky. It is long and its basin size is . The old branch of the Nitra, ''Stará Nitra'', branches off near Nové Zámky and flows into the Váh close to its confluence with the Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , ... in Komárno. References Rivers of Slovakia {{Slovakia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyitra County
Nyitra County ( hu, Nyitra vármegye; german: link=no, Neutraer Gespanschaft/Komitat Neutra; la, Comitatus Nitriensis; sk, Nitriansky komitát / Nitrianska stolica / Nitrianska župa) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory lay in what is now western Slovakia. Geography Nyitra County shared borders with the Austrian land Moravia and Trencsén County, Turóc County, Bars County, Komárom County and Pozsony County. In its final phase, it was a strip of land between the Morava river in the north and the town of Érsekújvár (present-day Nové Zámky) in the south, plus an outlier around the town of Privigye (present-day Prievidza). The river Vág (present-day Váh) flowed through the county. Its area was 5519 km2 around 1910. Capitals The capital of the county was the Nitra Castle ( hu, Nyitrai vár) and since the Late Middle Ages the town of Nyitra (present-day Nitra). History A predecessor to Nyitra county may have existed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
