Demandice

Demandice (until 1927 Slovak Demändice or Demanová ; German Demenditz , Hungarian Deménd ) is a municipality in southern Slovakia with 973 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to Okres Levice , part of Nitriansky kraj .

geography

View of the place

The municipality is located in the Ipeľská pahorkatina (part of the Slovakian Danube lowlands ) in the valley of the Búr brook , which flows into the Ipeľ a few kilometers downstream . The center of the village is at an altitude of 133 m nm and is 16 kilometers from Šahy and 19 kilometers from Levice .

history

According to archaeological studies, the municipality has been permanently settled since the Neolithic . Remains of the settlements of the Čaka culture (Young Bronze Age) and a Slavic settlement from the 10th-12th centuries are significant . Century.

The place was first mentioned in writing in 1291 as Damian and then belonged to the Deméndi de Theszéri family . In the 18th century the owners came from the Grassalkovich family , in the 19th century it was Simonyi, Benyovszky, Palugyay and others. During the Turkish wars in the 16th and 17th centuries, the village was temporarily devastated. After the Battle of Austerlitz, Prince Mikhail Illarionowitsch Kutuzov lived in Demandice for three days. In 1828 there are 124 houses and 718 inhabitants who were employed in agriculture and viticulture.

Until 1918/1919 the place in Hont County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia . After the First World War, families moved from central Slovakia. Due to the First Vienna Arbitration Award , he was once again in Hungary from 1938-45.

The hamlet of Hýbec was first mentioned in writing in 1276 as a Hebrew . The old village has now become a single settlement.

population

Results after the 2001 census (1036 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

66.41% Slovaks
32.34% Magyars
0.58% Roma
0.29% German
0.29% Czechs

By denomination:

90.93% Roman Catholic
4.92% non-denominational
2.70% Protestant
0.48% no information
0.10% Greek Catholic
0.10% Orthodox

Buildings

Helena's Church in the Hýbec district

Roman Catholic Archangel Michael Church from the 14th century, rebuilt in the 18th century, today in the baroque style
Roman Catholic Church of Helen in the district of Hýbec, originally built in Romanesque style in the 11th century (other sources only give the 13th century)
Country castle in early baroque style from the end of the 17th century
Country house in late baroque style from the late 18th century

Web links

Commons : Demandice - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)

Individual evidence

↑ Milan Ukrop: Pod Bujdoškou. In: bujdoska.blogspot.com. April 24, 2011, accessed September 11, 2019 (Slovak).

[1] Milan Ukrop: Pod Bujdoškou. In: bujdoska.blogspot.com. April 24, 2011, accessed September 11, 2019 (Slovak).