Radvaň nad Dunajom

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Radvaň nad Dunajom
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Radvaň nad Dunajom (Slovakia)
Radvaň nad Dunajom
Radvaň nad Dunajom
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Nitriansky kraj
Okres : Komarno
Region : Podunajsko
Area : 15.761 km²
Residents : 704 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 45 inhabitants per km²
Height : 120  m nm
Postal code : 946 38
Telephone code : 0 36
Geographic location : 47 ° 45 '  N , 18 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 44 '46 "  N , 18 ° 21' 59"  E
License plate : KN
Kód obce : 501336
structure
Community type : local community
Structure of the municipality: 3 parts of the community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Ľubomír Púchovský
Address: Obecný úrad Radvaň nad Dunajom
č. 58
946 38 Radvaň nad Dunajom
Website: www.radvannaddunajom.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Radvaň nad Dunajom (Hungarian Dunaradvány - until 1863 Radvány ) is a municipality in southwest Slovakia , with 704 inhabitants (December 31, 2019), which belongs to Okres Komárno , a district of Nitriansky kraj .

geography

The Danube at the place

The municipality is located in the extreme south of Slovakia on the left bank of the Danube in the Slovakian Danube lowlands . On the opposite side of the Danube is the Hungarian municipality of Neszmély . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 120  m nm and is 20 kilometers from Komárno and 30 kilometers from Štúrovo .

Administratively, the municipality is divided into the municipality parts Bystrička (Hungarian Baloghpuszta ), Radvaň nad Dunajom and Žitava (also "Žitavská Tôň"; Hungarian Zsitvatő , older Zsitvatorok ).

history

Monument to the Peace of Zsitvatorok

The district Žitavská Tôň is an important archaeological site, with finds from the older Bronze, Hallstatt and Roman times. The capital was first mentioned in writing in 1267 as Radowan . In the past fishing and milling were important, today the majority of the population works in agriculture.

A significant event is the peace of Zsitvatorok , which was concluded on November 11, 1606 , which ended the Long Turkish War and which remained in force for almost 60 years.

Until 1919, the place in Komorn County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia . Due to the First Vienna Arbitration Award , he was again in Hungary from 1938-45.

population

Roman Catholic Church in Radvaň nad Dunajom

Results after the 2001 census (738 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 91.46% Magyars
  • 7.99% Slovaks
  • 0.41% Czechs

By religion:

  • 54.20% Roman Catholic
  • 5.01% non-denominational
  • 0.81% Protestant

Web links

Commons : Radvaň nad Dunajom  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files