Kamenný Most (Slovakia)

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Kamenný Most (Slovakia)
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Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Nitriansky kraj
Okres : Nové Zámky
Region : Podunajsko
Area : 20.336 km²
Residents : 1,064 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 52 inhabitants per km²
Height : 112  m nm
Postal code : 941 58
Telephone code : 0 36
Geographic location : 47 ° 51 '  N , 18 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 51 '12 "  N , 18 ° 39' 15"  E
License plate : NZ
Kód obce : 503258
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Katarína Heiszlerová
Address: Obecný úrad Kamenný Most
č. 29
941 58 Kamenný Most
Website: www.parkany.sk/kamennymost
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Kamenný Most (until 1948 Slovak "Kamenné Ďarmoty"; Hungarian Kőhidgyarmat ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia with 1,064 inhabitants (December 31, 2019) that the Nové Zámky District , a circle of Nitriansky kraj belongs.

geography

Ponds around the Paríž brook

The municipality is located in the Slovakian Danube hill country , more precisely in the lower part of Ipeľská pahorkatina , on the right bank of the Hron . Not far from the village, the Paríž brook flows into the Hron, which in turn flows into the Danube a few kilometers downstream . The center of the village is at an altitude of 112  m nm and is eight kilometers from Štúrovo and 45 kilometers from Nové Zámky .

history

Church in place

The place was first mentioned in writing in 1271 as Gormoth . The name refers to a medieval stone bridge over the Hron, which the Archdiocese of Gran had built and then collected tolls. Today, next to the name, the municipal coat of arms reminds of the bridge. During the Turkish wars in the 17th century, the place was in the area occupied by the Ottoman Empire. In 1828 there are 103 houses and 773 inhabitants.

The place in Gran County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1919 and then became part of Czechoslovakia . Due to the First Vienna Arbitration Award , he was again in Hungary from 1938 to 1945.

population

Results after the 2001 census (1034 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 90.04% Magyars
  • 8.80% Slovaks
  • 0.68% gypsies
  • 0.48% Czechs

By denomination:

  • 95.16% Roman Catholic
  • 1.35% non-denominational
  • 0.68% Protestant
  • 0.10% no answer

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic Mauritius church in baroque style from 1746
See also:  List of listed objects in Kamenný Most

Web links

Commons : Kamenný Most  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files