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Brestovec (na Ostrove) (Hungarian: Szilas) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Brestovec Szilas
Village
Pond in the village
Brestovec Location of Brestovec in Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°51′37″N 17°49′28″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Komárno
First mentioned	1327
Government
• Mayor	Peter Tóth (MOST-HÍD)
Area
• Total	7.49[1] km2 (2.89[1] sq mi)
Elevation	110[2] m (360[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	481[3]
Postal code	946 17[2]
Area code	+421 35[2]
Car plate	KN
Website	http://brestovec.eu/

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 110 metres and covers an area of 7.491 km². It has a population of about 490 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Brestovec became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1327. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Brestovec once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Ethnicity

The village is about 97% Hungarian, 3% Slovak.

Facilities

The village has a public library, and a football pitch.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Nitra, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1750-1939 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1774-1943 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Brestovec

На других языках

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[de] Brestovec (Komárno)

Brestovec (bis 1948 slowakisch „Szilas“; ungarisch Szilas)[1] ist eine Gemeinde im Südwesten der Slowakei mit 480 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020). Sie liegt im Okres Komárno, einem Teil des Nitriansky kraj.

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- [en] Brestovec, Komárno District

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