Nová Ves nad Žitavou
| Nová Ves nad Žitavou | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Nitra | ||
| Region : | Nitra | ||
| Area : | 10.173 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,358 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 133 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 152 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 951 51 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 37 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 17 ′ N , 18 ° 19 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | NO | ||
| Kód obce : | 500631 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Mária Korčoková | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Nová Ves nad Žitavou Hlavná 76 951 51 Nová Ves nad Žitavou |
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| Website: | www.novavesnadzitavou.ocu.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Nová Ves nad Žitavou (until 1927 Slovak "Žitavská Nová Ves"; German Neudorf , Hungarian Zsitvaújfalu ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia with a population of 1,358 (December 31, 2019), which for Nitra District , part of the Nitriansky kraj belongs.
geography
The municipality is located in the Danube Hills , more precisely on the border between the sub-units Žitavská pahorkatina and Pohronská pahorkatina . The Žitava , which gives it its name , flows through the village and takes in the Drevenica stream at the lower end . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 152 m nm and is six kilometers from Vráble , 14 kilometers from Zlaté Moravce and 20 kilometers from Nitra .
history
Nová Ves nad Žitavou was first mentioned in writing in 1355 as Wyfalu . A kind of predecessor was the village Jovka (Hungarian Jóka ), which was mentioned in 1229 as terra Joka and was on the opposite left bank of the Žitava. There was a toll station in the village, near the border of the Neutra and Bars counties .
population
Results after the 2001 census (1294 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Roman Catholic St. Thomas Church from 1789
- Berchtold country castle from the beginning of the 18th century, originally in the baroque style, today designed in the classical style
- Country castle in Neo-Rococo style from the beginning of the 19th century
- Klobusiczky country palace in neoclassical style from 1872
- Place of pilgrimage west of the village
