Vozokany (Topoľčany)
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Basic data | ||
State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | |
Okres : | Topoľčany | |
Region : | Nitra | |
Area : | 9.12 km² | |
Residents : | 358 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 39 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 237 m nm | |
Postal code : | 956 05 ( Radošina post office ) | |
Telephone code : | 0 38 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 34 ' N , 18 ° 0' E | |
License plate : | TO | |
Kód obce : | 505757 | |
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Community type : | local community | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Jaroslav Bazala | |
Address: | Obecný úrad Vozokany 100 95605 Vozokany |
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Website: | www.miestnykanal.com/Vozokany | |
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Vozokany (Hungarian Végvezekény - until 1907 Vezekény ) is a municipality in central Slovakia .
location
The place is located in the north-western parts of the "Nitra hill country" at the foot of the Inowetz Mountains (Považský Inovec) in a side valley of the upper reaches of the Hlavinka brook and is touched by the state road from Topoľčany to Piešťany .
history
The place was first mentioned in 1318 as Wezeken . In 1353 it belonged to a Jánovi, Imrich's son , to the Raab chapter in the 16th century , and then to the Esterházy family until the 19th century . During the Turkish wars, the place was badly affected.
The population lived mainly from agriculture and viticulture . Since the Second World War, residents have increasingly been commuting to work in the surrounding cities.