Čaka
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Levice | ||
| Region : | Nitra | ||
| Area : | 9.069 km² | ||
| Residents : | 733 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 81 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 191 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 935 68 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 36 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 2 ' N , 18 ° 28' E | ||
| License plate : | LV | ||
| Kód obce : | 502120 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Ludovít Viglaš | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Čaka č. 112 935 68 Čaka |
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| Website: | www.caka.eu | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Čaka (up to 1927 Slovak also "Čeka"; Hungarian Cseke ) is a municipality in the south of Slovakia with 733 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Levice , part of the Nitriansky kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the eastern part of the Pohronská pahorkatina hills within the Slovakian Danube lowlands in a small depression on the Kvetnianka brook ( Hron river system ). The center of the village is at an altitude of 191 m nm and is 27 kilometers from Nové Zámky and 30 kilometers from Levice .
Neighboring municipalities are Plavé Vozokany in the north, Málaš in the east, Farná in the south, Kolta in the west and Dedinka in the north-west.
history
The Čaka municipality has been populated since the Stone Age. The place is an important archaeological site and gave its name to the Čaka culture after the characteristic finds of the tumulus culture (Middle Bronze Age) .
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1287 as Cheke and initially belonged to the servants of the Archdiocese of Gran , later directly to the Archdiocese with its administrative seat in nearby Tekovské Lužany . In 1550 the village was completely destroyed by the Turks. In 1828 there were 71 houses and 491 inhabitants who were employed in agriculture.
Until 1918/19, the place in Persch County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. From 1938 to 1945 he was again in Hungary due to the First Vienna Arbitration .
population
According to the 2011 census, 805 inhabitants lived in Čaka, including 781 Slovaks, twelve Magyars, six Roma and one Czech and one Ukrainian each. Four residents made no statement. 756 residents committed themselves to the Roman Catholic Church, 13 residents to the Evangelical Church AB, three residents to the Greek Catholic Church and one resident each to the Evangelical Methodist Church and one to the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. 23 residents had no denomination and eight residents had no denomination.
Buildings
- Baroque style Roman Catholic church from 1769
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census by ethnicity (Slovak) ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 2011 census by denomination (Slovak) ( Memento from September 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)