Vrbová nad Váhom
| Vrbová nad Váhom Vágfüzes |
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Komarno | ||
| Region : | Podunajsko | ||
| Area : | 4.68 km² | ||
| Residents : | 528 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 113 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 109 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 946 65 (Post Office Radvaň nad Dunajom ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 35 | ||
| Geographic location : | 47 ° 51 ' N , 18 ° 3' E | ||
| License plate : | KN | ||
| Kód obce : | 501409 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Peter Ilčík | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Vrbová nad Váhom Hlavná 47 946 65 Vrbová nad Váhom |
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| Website: | www.obecvrbova.sk | ||
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Vrbová nad Váhom (Hungarian Vágfüzes ) is a municipality in southwest Slovakia with 528 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in Okres Komárno , part of the Nitriansky kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Slovakian Danube lowlands on the lower reaches of the Waag , on the left bank of the river. At Zlatá Osada you can find the protected lake Listové jazero . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 109 m nm and is 15 kilometers away from Komárno .
Neighboring municipalities are Nesvady in the north, Imeľ in the northeast, Martovce in the east, Komárno (district of Kava ) in the south, Kameničná in the west and Kolárovo in the northwest.
history
The present municipality was established in 1968 through the merging of six settlements: Čergov (from the municipality of Nesvady), Hliník, Malý Kindeš, Veľký Kindeš (from the municipality of Martovce), Ostrov and Zlatá Osada (from the municipality of Kameničná) and the separation of parts of the municipality previously mentioned parishes.
Historically, the area was first mentioned in 1075, when there was a now defunct settlement called Gég . The still existing settlement of Hliník was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1386. The other settlements only emerged in the second half of the 19th century after the surrounding swamps had been drained.
The area in Komorn County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918/1919 and then became part of Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. As a result of the First Vienna Arbitration Award , it was once again part of Hungary between 1938 and 1945.
population
According to the 2011 census, Vrbová nad Váhom had 559 inhabitants, including 451 Magyars , 83 Slovaks , 16 Roma and one Czech . Eight residents did not provide any information about their ethnicity .
387 residents committed to the Roman Catholic Church, 36 residents to the Reformed Church, nine residents to the Evangelical Church AB, three residents to the Jehovah's Witnesses and one resident each to the Old Catholic Church, the Greek Catholic Church and the Pentecostal movement; six residents professed a different denomination. 68 inhabitants were without a denomination and the denomination of 47 inhabitants was not determined.
Buildings
- modern Roman Catholic Church from 1996
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)