Palárikovo

Nové Zámky District in the Nitra region

Palárikovo (Hungarian: Tótmegyer) is a large village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Names and etymology

The village is named after a Slovak playwright Ján Palárik. The historic Slovak name Slovenský Meder was semantically the same as the Hungarian name Tótmegyer. Slovenský/Tót — Slovak, Meder/Megyer - the old Magyar tribe whose members lived in the region as garrison units.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1248.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 113 metres and covers an area of 51.294 km². It has a population of about 4410 people.

Ethnicity

The population is about 97% Slovak, 2% Hungarian and 1% Czech.

Facilities

The village has a small public library, a DVD rental store and cinema. It also has a gym and a football pitch.

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Municipalities of Nové Zámky District

Nové Zámky Štúrovo Šurany Andovce Bajtava Bánov Bardoňovo Belá Bešeňov Bíňa Branovo Bruty Čechy Černík Dedinka Dolný Ohaj Dubník Dvory nad Žitavou Gbelce Hul Chľaba Jasová Jatov Kamenica nad Hronom Kamenín Kamenný Most Kmeťovo Kolta Komjatice Komoča Leľa Lipová Ľubá Malá nad Hronom Malé Kosihy Maňa Michal nad Žitavou Mojzesovo Mužla Nána Nová Vieska Obid Palárikovo Pavlová Podhájska Pozba Radava Rastislavice Rúbaň Salka Semerovo Sikenička Strekov Svodín Šarkan Trávnica Tvrdošovce Úľany nad Žitavou Veľké Lovce Veľký Kýr Vlkas Zemné

Coordinates: 48°03′N 18°04′E / 48.050°N 18.067°E / 48.050; 18.067

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