Šarovce
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Levice | ||
| Region : | Nitra | ||
| Area : | 25.379 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,597 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 63 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 146 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 935 52 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 36 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 6 ' N , 18 ° 38' E | ||
| License plate : | LV | ||
| Kód obce : | 502804 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Magdaléna Jónášová | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Šarovce č. 128 935 52 Šarovce |
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| Website: | www.sarovce.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Šarovce (Hungarian Barssáró or Sáró ) is a municipality in the south of Slovakia with 1597 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Levice within the Nitriansky kraj .
geography
The community is located in the Danube Hills (part of the Slovak Danube lowlands ) on the right bank of the Hron . The center of the village is at an altitude of 146 m nm and is seven kilometers from Želiezovce and 20 kilometers from Levice .
Administratively, Šarovce is divided into the municipal parts Šarovce and Veselá.
history
The present municipality was created in 1943 through the merger of the places Malé Šarovce (Hungarian Kissáró ) and Veľké Šarovce (Hungarian Nagysáró ). 1958 was added the place Veselé (Hungarian Veszele ), which was previously part of the municipality of Turá .
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1075 as Saroufalu (other sources only speak of 1245).
Until 1918/1919 the place in Bars County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia . Due to the First Vienna Arbitration Award , he was once again in Hungary from 1938-45.
population
Results after the 2001 census (1621 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Classicist Church of the Guardian Angels from 1847, built on the site of a Gothic church from the 13th century
- classical reformed church from 1780, built according to the tolerance patent , with the tower only completed in 1899