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Kamenica nad Hronom (Hungarian: Garamkövesd) is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Kamenica nad Hronom Garamkövesd
village
Catholic Church in the village
Kamenica nad Hronom Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°49′51″N 18°43′37″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Nové Zámky
Founded	1320
Government
• Mayor	Ján Elzer
Area
• Total	18.71[1] km2 (7.22[1] sq mi)
Elevation	132[2] m (433[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,278[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	943 65[2]
Area code	+421 36[2]
Car plate	NZ
Website	http://www.kamenicanadhronom.sk/

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 117 metres and covers an area of 18.795 km².

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938and 1945 Kamenica nad Hronom 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.

Population

It has a population of about 1315 people. The ethnic composition of the population is approximately 80% Hungarian and 20% 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 Nitra, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1724–1895 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1793–1895 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1833–1895 (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
• Kamenica nad Hronom – Nové Zámky Okolie
• Surnames of living people in Kamenica nad Hronom

На других языках

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[de] Kamenica nad Hronom

Kamenica nad Hronom, ungarisch Garamkövesd (bis 1927 slowakisch „Kevežd nad Hronom“ oder „Hronská Kamenica“) ist eine Gemeinde im Westen der Slowakei, mit 1275 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020). Sie gehört zum Okres Nové Zámky, einem Kreis des übergeordneten Nitriansky kraj. Die Bevölkerung ist überwiegend ungarischsprachig, es existiert auch eine slowakische Minderheit.

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- [en] Kamenica nad Hronom

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