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Močenok (Hungarian: Mocsonok) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Močenok
Municipality
Church of Saint Clement
Močenok
Location of Močenok in the Nitra Region
Močenok
Location of Močenok nad Žitavou in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°14′N 17°56′E
Country Slovakia
RegionNitra
DistrictŠaľa
First mentioned1113
Area
  Total46.39[1] km2 (17.91[1] sq mi)
Elevation
130[2] m (430[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total4,342[3]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
951 31[2]
Area code+421 37[2]
Car plateSA
Websitemocenok.sk

Names and etymology


The name is derived from Slavic mučeník – a martyr and is probably related to the cult of Saint Clement of Rome (a patron of the local church) whose relics were brought through Great Moravia to the Rome by Saint Cyril.[4] The village was renamed to Mučníky in 1948, to Sládečkovce in 1951 (after a victim of a farmer strike from 1922) and returned to the original name in 1992.[5]


History


In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113.


Geography


The village lies at an altitude of 141 metres and covers an area of 46.39 km². It has a population of about 4289 people.(31.12.2015)


Ethnicity


The village is about 97% Slovak and the other 3% is, mainly, Romani.


Facilities


The village has a pharmacy, a public library a gym and a football pitch. It also has a cinema.


References


  1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 297. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
  5. "Názov obce". Močenok - informačný portál obce (in Slovak). The municipality of Močenok. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2016.




На других языках


[de] Močenok

Močenok (slowakisch August 1951–1991 Sládečkovce, 1948–1951 Mučeníky, bis 1927 Močonok oder Močonek; deutsch Motschenok, ungarisch Mocsonok) ist eine Gemeinde in der Westslowakei.
- [en] Močenok



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