Martovce

Martovce (until 1948 Martoš in Slovak ; Martos in Hungarian ) is a municipality in southwest Slovakia with 679 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in Okres Komárno , part of the Nitriansky kraj .

geography

Alluvial soil around the Žitava

The municipality is located in the Slovakian Danube lowlands between the old arm of the Nitra and the Žitava, which flows south of the village . The municipal area is largely flat with heights of 108 m nm and 112 m nm , characterized by ponds and various bodies of water and agriculturally fertile. The town center is at an altitude of 112 m nm and is eight kilometers from Hurbanovo and 17 kilometers from Komárno .

Neighboring municipalities are Imeľ in the north, Hurbanovo in the east and southeast, Komárno in the south and Vrbová nad Váhom in the west.

history

reformed Church

In the 6th century there was an Avar settlement near the Aba hill . For the most part of the Middle Ages there are no written records about Martovce, but already in 1075 there was a no longer existing village Gég between the Waag and the Nitra, the inhabitants of which probably founded Martovce at some point. Other surrounding settlements included Aba (1244), Vék (1247) and Agyagos (1307). The first written mention comes from 1438 as Marthos . An important source of income was fishing, which was underlined by the presence of the royal ponds in the area. In the 16th century the village was devastated by Turkish troops. In 1572 there were 10 houses in the village. Another problem for the village was the frequent flooding, the danger of which could not be reduced until the late 19th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries the inhabitants were employed as fishermen, basket makers, farmers and cattle farmers. In 1907 there were 229 houses and 1,155 inhabitants.

Until 1918/1919 the place in Komorn County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. In 1935, the residents built their own culture center. As a result of the First Vienna Arbitration Award, Martovce was once again part of Hungary between 1938 and 1945.

population

According to the 2011 census, there were 694 inhabitants in Martovce, including 610 Magyars , 76 Slovaks and two Czechs . Two residents indicated a different ethnic group and four residents gave no information about the ethnic group .

440 residents committed to the Reformed Church, 194 residents to the Roman Catholic Church, four residents to the Jehovah's Witnesses, two residents to the Greek Catholic Church and one resident to the Evangelical Church AB; one resident professed a different denomination. 44 residents had no denomination and eight residents had no denomination.

Attractions

Reformed church from 1732, expanded in 1899 and redesigned in neoclassical style
modern Roman Catholic Wendelin Chapel from 2004
Farmhouse with original furnishings as part of the Museum of Hungarian Culture in Komárno
Árpád Feszty private cultural park

Individual evidence

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Web links

Commons : Martovce - collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)

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