Jarok (Slovakia)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Nitra | ||
| Region : | Nitra | ||
| Area : | 22.113 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,036 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 92 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 151 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 951 48 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 37 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 17 ′ N , 17 ° 57 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | NO | ||
| Kód obce : | 500356 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Stanislav Sťahel | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Jarok Hlavná 176 951 48 Jarok |
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| Website: | www.jarok.sk | ||
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Jarok (until 1948 Slovak "I reg", Hungarian üreg ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia with a population of 2,036 (December 31, 2019), which for Nitra District , part of the Nitriansky kraj belongs.
geography
The municipality is located in the hilly Nitrianska pahorkatina (part of the Slovak Danube lowlands ) on the Dlhý kanál . Below the village there is a small reservoir called vodná nádrž Jarok . The soils consist of fertile black earth . The center of the village is at an altitude of 151 m nm and is 12 kilometers from Nitra .
history
Jarok was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1113 in the Zobor documents as Erig and was at that time the property of the Zobor Abbey. After 1363 the diocese of Neutra was the long-term owner. During the Turkish Wars, the place was visited several times, such as in 1601 when it was burned down. After the First World War, large church properties were partially parceled out and completely confiscated by the state in 1948.
In 1948 the place was renamed Jarok (which also means "gutter" or "little stream") for national political reasons. The old form of the name has been preserved in the vernacular Íreg to this day .
population
Results of the 2001 census (1724 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Roman Catholic Church of St. Martin from 1723