Palárikovo () is a large

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and

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in the

Nové Zámky District Nové Zámky District (''okres Nové Zámky'') is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the area of the district was split between several counties of the Kingdom of Hungary: the largest area in the north formed part o ...

in the

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of south-west

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Names and etymology

The village is named after a Slovak playwright Ján Palárik. The historic Slovak name ''Slovenský Meder'' was semantically the same as the Hungarian name ''Tótmegyer''. ''Slovenský/Tót'' — Slovak, ''Meder/Megyer'' - the old Magyar tribe whose members lived in the region as garrison units.

History

In historical records the

was first mentioned in 1248.

Geography

The

lies at an

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of 113 metres and covers an

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of 51.294 km². It has a

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of about 4410 people.

Ethnicity

The population is about 97% Slovak, 2% Hungarian and 1%

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Facilities

The

has a small public

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, a

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rental store and

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. It also has a

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and a

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Twin towns — sister cities

Palárikovo is twinned with: *

Zubří Zubří () is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from ''zubr'', i.e. 'European bison'. They lived here at the time when Zubří was founded. Geograp ...

, Czech Republic

References

External links

Palárikovo – Nové Zámky Okolie
Villages and municipalities in Nové Zámky District {{Nitra-geo-stub