Moča

Moča
Dunamocs
Municipality
Reformed church
Reformed church
Coat of arms of Moča
Coat of arms
Moča is located in Nitra Region
Moča
Moča
Location of Moča in the Nitra Region
Moča is located in Slovakia
Moča
Moča
Location of Moča in Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°46′N 18°25′E / 47.76°N 18.41°E / 47.76; 18.41
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictKomárno District
First mentioned1208
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.87 km2 (6.90 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,136
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
946 37[2]
Area code+421 35[2]
Car plateKN

Moča (Hungarian: Dunamocs, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈdunɒmotʃ]) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-western Slovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 110 metres and covers an area of 17.991 km2. It has a population of about 1,170 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Moča became part of the Great Moravia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops entered the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Moča was occupied by 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.

Sights

  • Village Museum – We can see an excellent ethnographic and regional collectionin this Museum, and according to the interest the exhibition can be completed also with interactive programs. The visitors can discover the colourful and rich world of the old peasant culture. The present exhibition deals with four themes:
    • The development of the population and the village history
    • Important personalities of the village
    • The ship-mills, millars on the River Danube
  • The Statue of Lilla – the work of the sculptor Gyula Mag from the year 2009. The statue is a memory of the poet, Mihály Csokonai Vitéz's love, Lilla. She got to the village Moča through her second marriage.[4]
  • The Reformed Church – built in the Classicist style between 1856 and 1860. Previously, the Reformed had a house of prayer and a bell tower in the village. The tower of the church was destroyed in 1945 and restored by 1956. One of the largest Reformed churches in Slovakia.[4]
  • The Statue of St. John Nepomuk – a copy of the 18th century statue of St. John of Nepomuk, destroyed in 1945, by Gyula Mag, was inaugurated on May 16, 2009, on the Süttő promenade.[4]

Actively

  • Eurovelo 6 bicycle tour from Komárno to Kravany nad Dunajom between Moča.

Demographics

The village is about 92% Hungarian, 6% Slovak and 1.5% Romany with 0.5% other minorities.

Facilities

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

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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Dunamente - Podunajsko - Visit Danube Region". Dunamente Régió. Retrieved 2021-04-10.


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