Tekovské Lužany

Coordinates: 48°06′N 18°32′E / 48.100°N 18.533°E / 48.100; 18.533
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Tekovské Lužany
Nagysalló
Village
Tekovské Lužany is located in Slovakia
Tekovské Lužany
Tekovské Lužany
Location of Tekovské Lužany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°06′N 18°32′E / 48.100°N 18.533°E / 48.100; 18.533
CountrySlovakia
RegionNitra
DistrictLevice
First mentioned1156
Area
 • Total43.93[2] km2 (16.96[2] sq mi)
Elevation
152[3] m (499[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,814[1]
Postal code
935 41[3]
Area code+421 36[3]
Car plateLV
Websitewww.tekovskeluzany.sk

Tekovské Lužany (Hungarian: Nagysalló) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.

History[edit]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156. The settlement had Hungarian majority in the 17th century according to the Turkish tax census.[5]

Geography[edit]

The village lies at an altitude of 156 metres and covers an area of 43.936 km². It has a population of about 2940 people.

Ethnicity[edit]

The village is about 62% Slovak, 35% Magyar and 3% Gypsy.

Facilities[edit]

The village has a public library, cinema, football pitch.

External links[edit]

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ Károly Kocsis, Eszter Kocsisné Hodosi, Ethnic Geography of the Hungarian Minorities in the Carpathian Basin, Simon Publications LLC, 1998, p. 46 [1]