Močenok

Močenok
Mocsonok
Municipality
Church of Saint Clement
Church of Saint Clement
Močenok is located in Nitra Region
Močenok
Močenok
Location of Močenok in the Nitra Region
Močenok is located in Slovakia
Močenok
Močenok
Location of Močenok in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°14′N 17°56′E / 48.23°N 17.93°E / 48.23; 17.93
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictŠaľa District
First mentioned1113
Area
[1]
 • Total
46.39 km2 (17.91 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
4,316
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
951 31[2]
Area code+421 37[2]
Car plateSA
Websitemocenok.sk

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

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.

Notable people

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. ^ 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.


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