Hul (Slovakia)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Nové Zámky | ||
| Region : | Nitra | ||
| Area : | 12.681 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,197 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 94 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 124 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 941 44 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 35 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 6 ′ N , 18 ° 16 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | NZ | ||
| Kód obce : | 503193 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Pavol Guláš | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Hul Nám. Cyrila Minárika 435/16 941 44 Hul |
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| Website: | www.hul.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Hul (until 1927 Slovak and "hul", Hungarian Hull ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia with a population of 1,197 (December 31, 2019) that the Nové Zámky District , a circle of Nitriansky kraj heard.
geography
The municipality is located in the Slovakian Danube lowlands , more precisely on the western edge of its part Pohronská pahorkatina . The place itself is traversed by the Bešiansky potok and Lička streams , which then flow into the Žitava that flows past the place to the west . The municipal area is flat to slightly hilly, deforested and covered by fertile floodplain and black soils. The town center is located at an altitude of 124 m nm and seven and a half kilometers from Šurany and 21 kilometers from Nové Zámky .
Neighboring communities are Vlkas in the north, very briefly Trávnica in the northeast, Radava in the east, briefly Veľké Lovce in the southeast, Dolný Ohaj in the south, Úľany nad Žitavou in the west and very briefly Maňa in the northwest.
history
The municipality of Hul has been populated since the Stone Age, with finds from the Bandkeramischen culture , Lengyel culture , Maďarovce culture and remains of settlements from the Hallstatt and Roman times. Other finds date from the time of the Great Migration and the Moravian Empire , a Slavic settlement existed between the 10th and 12th centuries.
The place was first mentioned in writing as Kul in 1290 and belonged to local nobles, the Motesiczky family and the estate of Lewenz . At times there was a division into two villages called Kishull and Nagyhull . In 1608 the village had 18 houses, in 1657 it is mentioned as a place devastated by the Turks. In 1828 there were 98 houses and 670 inhabitants who were employed in agriculture.
Until 1918/1919, the place in Bars County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. Due to the First Vienna Arbitration Award , he was again in Hungary from 1938 to 1945.
From 1976 to 1990 the neighboring village of Vlkas was part of the municipality.
population
According to the 2011 census, there were 1220 inhabitants in Hul, of which 1166 were Slovaks, four Magyars, two each from Poland, two Czechs and one Russian. 45 residents gave no information in this regard. 1,098 residents professed to be part of the Roman Catholic Church, six residents to the Jehovah's Witnesses, five residents to the Reformed Church, two residents to the Evangelical Methodist Church and one resident each to the Evangelical Church AB and the Greek Catholic Church. 39 residents had no denomination and 68 residents had no denomination.
Buildings
- Roman Catholic Church of Mary of the Rosary in neo-baroque style from 1863
- Country palace in the classical style from the beginning of the 19th century
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)