Horná Kráľová
| Horná Kráľová | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Aľa | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 19.117 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,891 (Dec 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 99 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 143 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 951 32 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 31 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 15 ' N , 17 ° 55' E | ||
| License plate : | SA | ||
| Kód obce : | 555878 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Emil Rábek | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Horná Kráľová Hlavná 17 951 32 Horná Kráľová |
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| Website: | www.hornakralova.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Horná Kráľová (until 1927 Slovak "Kráľová" or "Kráľovce"; Hungarian Királyi ) is a place and a municipality in Okres Šaľa of Nitriansky kraj in western Slovakia . The number of inhabitants was 1,891 (December 31, 2019) .
geography
The municipality is located in the Slovakian Danube lowlands , more precisely in its hilly part , on the Dlhý kanál (literally Long Canal). Horná Kráľová is 13 kilometers from Šaľa and 22 kilometers from Nitra .
1975–1990 the municipality was part of the municipality Sládečkovce (since 1991 Močenok again ).
history
The place was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1113 in the Zobor documents and was originally a royal property. Since the 15th century it belonged to the Diocese of Neutra , where it remained until the end of serfdom. In 1601 the place was completely burned down by the invading Turks . While in the past the majority of the population was in agriculture (such as beet and corn cultivation), today they are employed in industry and service.
